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Legends of the tour
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- Book Synopsis
- Frame by glorious frame, this beautiful graphic novel captures the essence of the Tour de France - the grit and the glory. Since Maurice Garin's inugural victory in 1903, hundreds of thousands of kilometers have been covered in pursuit of the yellow jersey and few of them have been without incident or drama. Here are the Tour's legends: Eugene Christophe welding his bicycle back together at the foot of the Pyrenees in 1913; Bartali V Coppi, 1949; Poulidor shoulder-to-shoulder with Anquetil on the Puy de Dome, 1964; Tommy Simpson's death on Ventoux, 1967; Lance Armstrong's domination and disgrace; finishing with Bradley Wiggins' and Chris Froome's victories back-to-back victories for Britain in 2012 and 2013. 'Oh what a fantastic book this is. Not only is it a wonderfully concise history of the Tour, it is quite ravishing to behold. I adored it.' Observer.
- About The Author
- Jan Cleijne (1977) is an illustrator, comic strip maker and amateur racing cyclist. He draws atmospheric short stories and creates illustrations for magazines, museums and animation studios. Legends of the Tour is his first graphic novel.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781781859995
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus, (05 June 2014)
- Number of Pages
- 160
- Weight
- 540 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 256 x 192 x 14 mm
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