Lanterne rouge
Subtitle: the last man in the Tour de France
By: Max Leonard
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781605987866
Subjects: Tour de France (Bicycle race); Anecdotes; Cycling; History
Description: Shares the lesser-known stories of last-place finishers in the Tour de France, recounting the inspirational and occasionally absurd events that shaped their efforts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: Issoire; title: The first last man; title: The survivor; title: The yellow jersey; title: The rebel; title: The debutant; title: The escape artist; title: The domestique; title: The showman; title: The maverick; title: The fall guy; title: The sprinter; title: The brothers; title: Saint-Flour; title: Lanternes rouges, from 1903 to 2013.