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Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's History
 
 

Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's History (Paperback)

by Matt Rendell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd; New edition edition (22 May 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1854109111
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854109118
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 44,136 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #2 in  Books > Biography > Historical > Countries & Regions > Central & South America
    #24 in  Books > History > Countries & Regions > South America
    #35 in  Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Cycling > Cycling History & Biography

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'Wonderfully evocative' - Independent on Sunday; 'Thrilling reading... a fascinating national sporting history' - Times Literary Supplement; 'A fascinating and beguiling book... worthy of the magical realism of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' - William Fotheringham, Cycling Plus


Andrew Longmore, Independent on Sunday

[A] wonderfully evocative book. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent journey through the recent history of Colombia, 28 Nov 2002
By S. T. Williams (London) - See all my reviews
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Well researched and well written account of the history of cycle racing in a country where it is the national sport. If you've seen the Tour de France or even ridden up some of the mountains, then you can still only imagine what some of the climbs in the Vuelta must be like. If you're interested in Colombia or in cycle racing, you won't regret buying this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars More than just a book about cycling, 30 Jul 2003
This book is an extraordinary account of the cycling history of Columbia, featuring its big names like Zipa and Cochise, but it is masterfully woven in with the story of this troubled country's search for identity and democracy. The tales of the Vuelta make your heart pound in symapthy as the riders gasp for air in their titanic struggle up the mountains, and you cannot help but appreciate the metaphor for this rich but deeply unhappy country and its journey through coups and drug-lords to where it is now. A book for cycling enthusiasts, Latin America fans and people who want a good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars revelations, 17 Jan 2006
By Lothar M. Stejskal (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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aving grown up in Germany in proximity of the Tour de France, I had heard of Lucho Herrera. Being Catholic and a student of politics this book is a facinating summary of beauty, struggle, faith and stubborn confiction. Having read it I want to learn Spansih and see this facinating country with my own eyes and breath its thin Andean air. Brilliant.
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