Lanterne Rouge
Subtitle: the last man in the Tour de France
By: Max Leonard
Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780224091992
Subjects: Tour de France (Bicycle race); Tour de France (Bicycle race) fast (OCoLC)fst01409064; Anecdotes
Description: Question: If you complete over 3,000 kilometres on a bike in France, overcoming mountain ranges and torrential weather conditions while enduring physical and psychological agony in the 150th fastest time, should you be branded the loser? What if the sacrifice helped a team mate win? What if others lacked the determination to finish? What if you were trying to come last? Lanterne Rouge tells the absurd and often inspirational stories of the last placed rider in the Tour de France.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.