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"If you're heading to the Tour, or simply a cycling holiday in France, veteran cycling photographer Graham Watson's guide will prove to be a huge help, and entertaining too...Beyond its roots as a travel guide, Graham's book reveals photographic tips, includes 200 of his historic images, and provides the historical context that also makes this a great supplement for following the race at home, on TV or online." -- VeloNews magazine
"Surprisingly fresh and immediate, even funny at times. Graham really captures the reality of following the race. A book of random details could easily miss the bigger picture, the enormity of the event. His in-between-the-lines insights are what make this book a gem." -- RedKitePrayer.com
"Finally there is a practical guide for the traveller wishing to experience the Tour de France close up and personal. "Graham Watson's Tour de France Travel Guide" distills his 31 years of experience following la Grande Boucle into a compact but comprehensive volume that no fan of the Tour will want to be without. The final chapter is the piece de resistance as Graham Watson, the celebrated photographer, reveals how you too can photograph the Tour de France. I suspect that this book will be the most expensive one you will ever buy since I defy anyone after reading Graham Watson's joyful-fan-prose to not want to book a flight to France." -- Pezcyclingnews.com
""Graham Watson's Tour de France Travel Guide" is engagingly and accessibly written and conveys the writer's evident enthusiasm for the delights of French cuisine, landscape, and winemaking even as it explains how to get along with recalcitrant French waiters or choose wine in a way that will impress them. This book is not just a guide to the Tour de France, it is worth reading as a guide to France itself, with a bunch of cycle racing thrown in for good measure." -- RoadCyclingUK.com
"Engaging and informative. Watson's intimate knowledge of France is equal to his impressive creative talen
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Each July hundreds of thousands of fans head to France to watch its great annual bike race. But unless they've planned carefully, they'll arrive to find full hotels, blocked routes, overpriced food, chaotic roads, and endless frustration as they try to get close to the race they've come to see. "Graham Watson's Tour de France Travel Guide" provides the ultimate insider's access from one of the Tour's most experienced old hands. In his 31 years of following and photographing the race, Watson has mastered the Tour's daily challenges - where to eat, where to sleep, how to get around, how to see and photograph the race, and most of all, how to enjoy the greatest show on two wheels. Now Graham shares it all in his beautifully illustrated guidebook. Featuring hundreds of Graham's award-winning photographs along with full-colour maps, travel tips, checklists, and travel resources, this book presents a fresh and unique strategy for getting around the Tour's many daily obstacles to find a front-row seat for all the action. Presented in a durable Flexibound binding, Graham's guide also includes a clever menu decoder for quick reference when the waiter is tapping his pad, tips on how to meet the riders, a glossary of French cycling terms, historical perspective on each region of France visited by the Tour, and a special chapter on how to photograph the Tour like a pro. For the Tour's legion of fans, "Graham Watson's Tour de France Travel Guide" contains everything they need to watch, follow, and enjoy the Tour de France in style. Paperback with colour photos, maps, charts, and tables throughout. This is a completely modern guide, annotated with Web sites and the latest contact information for hotels, restaurants, trains, car rental, bike rental, camping, tourist information, and more. A lavish 4-colour interior, handy size, and flexible binding with flaps make this travel guide inviting, durable, and easy to use. With its maps, checklists, travel resources, French menu decoder, and inside tips, this is the perfect travel companion for the Tour de France's multitude of annual fans.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I'm planning on going over to France to watch some of the tour this summer and this book is a great help with planning, crammed full of useful hints and tips.
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An excellent book, well written by an author who is deeply immersed in his subject. A most engaging read and full of information we personally used to see the Tour de France.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Great summary of TDF!
1 Aug 2009
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Great summary from the best photographer of the TDF, Graham Watson. Insights into travel tips, tour recommendations, classic stages and climbs, legendary tour participants and history of the tour. Filled with Graham's great photo's to make for a visually appealing read. Not necessarily the best travel guide but a great resource for anyone seriously considering to see the TDF first hand. Also includes insights into Grahams photographic techniques for capturing this majestic sport.
Tour de France travel
4 July 2011
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Purchased for a month-long bike tour of the Tour de France route. Was extremely helpful and gave tips not normally in regular guide.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tour de France travel guide
12 Sep 2009
Format:Paperback
Although I had some of this information previously, the book reiterated what I'd already found out, and in addition had very useful information on following the Tour, the regions of France, the mountains of the Tour, and photography tips (that's what Graham Watson does). For someone just beginning, his planning & travel tips would be very welcome and a good starting point for planninga trip. All in all, a fast read, with nice color photographs, and a fair amount of practical information.
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