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Tour de France: Le Tour 100: The Definitive Visual History of The World's Greatest Race: The Definitive History of the World's Greatest

Tour de France: Le Tour 100: The Definitive Visual History of The World's Greatest Race: The Definitive History of the World's Greatest

by PeterCossins (Author)

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    Hardcover 2013

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Synopsis

Le Tour 100 is a unique and stunning visual reference to the world's greatest race. With 100 computer-generated artworks detailing the routes of the greatest stages, it relates the most dramatic moments with an exhaustively researched array of facts, figures and stories to give the reader the ultimate Tour de France book. Published to celebrate the 100th race, the 100 seminal moments of the Tour have been chosen by the panel of authors and each has been given its double-page spread showing the route, the story of the stages, the topography, pictures from the race, statistics and features. A complete gazetteer section details every route the tour took and the winners of all the jerseys, while a front section profiles the key characters that were instrumental in the Tour's story. With a combination of stunning visuals, detailed facts and gripping stories, Le Tour 100 is a celebration of the Tour De France and 110 years of racing. No other book tells the history in such a unique and beautiful way.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Published: 07 May 2013
ISBN 10: 1844037231
ISBN 13: 9781844037230
Book Overview: Cycling has never been more popular and membership to British Cycling has increased by 100% since 2008. 13% of adults travel by bike at least weekly (Department for Transport) Lance Armstrong's autobiography sold over 440,000 copies in the UK Trade with In Search of Robert Millar achieving in excess of 20,000 copies (TCM figures).

Author Bio
Isabel Best is a British writer living in Paris. She writes on French sport, food, culture and fashion and regularly contributes to the 'Financial Times', 'Procycling', 'Elle' and the 'Independent on Sunday'. Peter Cossins is a freelance cycling journalist and former editor of Procycling Magazine. He edited the Official Tour de France guide for the magazine, has been writing and reporting on cycling for over 20 years and has worked on every Tour during that time. Chris Sidwells is a best-selling author, journalist, photographer and broadcaster, reporting on every aspect of cycling and fitness.His work has featured in Cycle Sport, Cycling Weekly, Men's Fitness and GQ and he is the author of Cyclosportive, A Race for Madmen and Complete Bike Book.