Inside the Tour de France
Subtitle: The Pictures, the Legends, and the Untold Stories of the World's Most Beloved Bicycle Race
Publisher: Rodale Books
Published: May 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781594862304
Subjects: Cycling; Sporting events & tours; Sports & Recreation; History; Sports; France; Tour de France (Bicycle race); Cycling - General; Sports & Recreation / Cycling; Cyclists; Biography; Pictorial works
First sentence: At the dawn of its day, the bicycle was known as the velocipede, an instrument of luxury covted by the social elite and a technical marvel that helped make the fortunes of captains of industry such as Dunlop, Clement, and Michelin.