Road to valour
Subtitle: Gino Bartali : Tour de France legend and Italy's secret World War Two hero
By: Aili and Andres McConnon
Contributors: McConnon, Andres
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780297860006; 9780297859994
Subjects: Cyclists; Biography; World War, 1939-1945; Underground movements; Tour de France (Bicycle race)
Description: Road to Valour is the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and continues to hold the record for the longest time-span between victories. Yet what ensured his permanent place in Italian hearts and minds were his actions in between, when he secretly aided the Italian Resistance during World War II.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Across the Arno; title: In the saddle; title: The first test; title: "Italy's number one sportsman"; title: Storm at the summit; title: From the stars to the stables; title: An impossible choice; title: The counterfeiters' ring; title: Free fall; title: Ginettaccio; title: Les Macaroni; title: Four ballets; title: A frozen hell; title: The road home; title: Epilogue; title: Where are they now.