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Lance Lance John Wilcockson No champion has astonished the world quite like Lance Armstrong. A cancer survivor who went on to win the Tour de France an unprecedented seven times, he is an inspiration to millions. Yet few know t… OL14910127W
We might as well win We might as well win Johan Bruyneel "For the first time, go behind the scenes and inside the mind of Johan Bruyneel, the winningest team director in cycling history and the strategist, confidant, motivator, and coach behind Lance Armst… OL14989403W
Boy Racer Boy Racer Mark Cavendish Live the pure adrenaline of the Tour de France alongside British cycling's hottest young superstarBoy Racer steps behind the scenes of the Tour de France. It unmasks the exotic, contradictory, hyster… OL14992167W
Sweet victory Sweet victory Stewart, Mark The story of the bicyclist who, having won the battle against cancer, went on to win the world's most grueling bicycle race, the Tour de France. OL15840263W
Tour de France Tour de France James Becket As an anchor for the Passport News team, the reader is assigned to cover the Tour de France and uncovers a plot to sabotage the twenty-five day race. OL16042751W
Tour de France Tour de France Graeme Fife "In this updated edition of the highly acclaimed Tour de France, Graeme Fife sets the 2011 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, stretching back to July 1903"--P. [4] of cover. OL16728457W
We begin our ascent We begin our ascent Joe Mungo Reed Sol and Liz are a couple on the cusp. He's a professional cyclist in the Tour de France, a workhorse but not yet a star. She's a geneticist on the brink of a major discovery, either that or a loss of… OL19748030W
The Climb The Climb Chris Froome "The Climb tells the extraordinary story of Chris Froome's journey from a young boy in Kenya, riding through townships and past wild animals, and with few opportunities for an aspiring cyclist, to hi… OL20348642W
How I won the yellow jumper How I won the yellow jumper Ned Boulting "'Paris, 4 July 2003: My first Tour de France. I had never seen a bike race. I had only vaguely heard of Lance Armstrong. I had no idea what I was doing there. Yet, that day I was broadcasting live o… OL20979479W
Yellow Jersey Club Yellow Jersey Club Edward Pickering The Yellow Jersey Club contains just twenty-six living members. To become one of this exclusive number requires complete dedication, brutal self-sacrifice and the most extraordinary physical attribut… OL21118579W
The Invisible Mile The Invisible Mile David Coventry 1 volume ; 20 cm OL21823004W
Push yourself just a little bit more Push yourself just a little bit more Green, Johnny "Johnny Green sets out, in the spirit of Elie Wermelinger - a historian, gourmet, traveller and observer who helped shape the modern tour - to capture the buzz, to understand the deep link between th… OL24293931W
Tour climbs Tour climbs Chris Sidwells The first book to cover in detail every major climb ever used in the Tour de France, including detail on the actual route (with maps and profile), length, height, list of winners and route descriptio… OL27701440W
Tour De France Tour De France Marguerite Lazell Traces the history of the Tour de France over more than one hundred years, highlighting the race's superstars, fierce rivalries, and controversies. OL8831535W