Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
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
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