Tour de France Companion A Nuts, Bolts and Spokes Guide to the Greatest Race in the World

Name: Tour de France Companion A Nuts, Bolts and Spokes Guide to the Greatest Race in the World
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ISBN: 9780761135203

ISBN-10: 0761135200

ISBN-13: 9780761135203

Edition: 2004

Authors: Bob Roll, Dan Koeppel, Dan Koeppel

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This guide to the world's most famous bike race features everything you need to know about 'Le Tour'. Featuring the history, controversies and personalities that have made the race one of the biggest annual sporting events in the world, this book shows how to watch, understand and enjoy the Tour de France.

Book details

List price: $10.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Bob Roll, known to racing fans as Bobke (boob-ka), is a former Tour de France racer and member of the U.S. Cycling Hall of Fame. He is the author of two books on the wild side of racing, Bobke and Bobke II, and is a wildly popular bicycling commentator for the Outdoor Life Network.

Dan Koeppel has been writing for more than 20 years about bikes, bike racing, and outdoor adventure for National Geographic Adventure, Bicycling, Men's Journal, and ESPN: The Magazine. He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2003.



2004 Tour de France Crib Sheet


Foreword



Introduction: A Fine Fast Madness



C'est Le Tour


16 Reasons Why the Tour de France Is Better Than the Super Bowl


The Ten Big Questions About Strategy (with Answers)



A Century of Glorious Cruelty


Tragedies of the Tour



Not-So-Easy Riders


Time Trial of the Century



Of Bikes and Men


The Bike's Murky Birth


Bike Talk



How to Win in 12 Impossible Steps


Hail to the Loser!



Climb and Punishment


Five Legendary Climbs


Know the Score



Tour de France Confidential



Audience Participation



Bob Roll's Unauthorized, Unexpurgated Tour de France Alphabet


More Nuts & Bolts


To Find Out More About the Tour


The Ultimate Tour de France Time Line


Glossary: 20 Essential Terms


Tour de France Records


Bibliography


Photo Credits


About the Authors


Index