A plain–English guide to the world′s most famous–and grueling–bicycle race Featuring eight–pages of full–color photos from recent Tour de France races, this easy–to–follow, entertaining guide demystifies the history, strategy, rules, techniques, equipment, and competitors in what is arguably the most grueling and intriguing multiday, multistage sporting event in the world. Cowritten by the most popular English–speaking cycling commentator on the planet, this book is great reading for both experienced and the new bicycle racing fans alike.
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Covers Tour rules, strategies, and traditions Go behind the scenes and get more from the Tour Curious about the Tour de France? This friendly guide covers the fascinating three–week race and all of its day–to–day operations. You′ll find out about the riders, their equipment, their skills, plus every nuance of the Tour in easy–to–understand detail. Discover how to Follow the race and team tactics Understand how colored jerseys are awarded Scout the route Stay on top of news and results Travel to the Tour de France
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Phil Liggett is an Emmy Award–winning broadcaster widely regarded as the voice of the Tour de France. James Raia is a syndicated columnist and cycling journalist. Sammarye Lewis is an author and Tour de France photojournalist.
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Condensed to its basic premise, the Tour de France is a simple athletic contest: The cyclist who completes a strenuous and often perilous course of more than 2,000 miles in the lowest total time wins. Read the first page
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Condensed to its basic premise, the Tour de France is a simple athletic contest: The cyclist who completes a strenuous and often perilous course of more than 2,000 miles in the lowest total time wins. Read the first page
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This book is a great up close and personal look at (what i think is) the world's greatest sporting event.It really makes you appreciate what an incredible achievement it is to compete and complete the Tour De France -forget about winning, just getting through this guelling event is impressive enough for me. The detail that Tour De France For Dummies goes into- such as the ins and outs of the course, what the cyclists eat,the bike technology-had me gripped. If you love the tour de france, this book will make you love it even more....
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By T. Cogan
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I bought this as i love watching Le Tour but didn't know how any of it works, ie who gets points and for what, how the shirts are awarded, etc. It seems to be answering all my questions and more and is packed with info and anecdotes. I will be a Le Tour dummy no longer. Excellent.
By LH
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This book provides useful background to the Tour but sadly it is now very out of date. It was written when Lance Armstrong was at his peak and a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then. Needs updating badly. My other slight criticism is that it is rather repetitive. So one gets told several times that Tommy Simpson died on Mont Ventoux, and the significance of the jerseys. Still if you have an interest sparked by Bradley's magnificent win, then it'll certainly help you understand more and prepare yourself for next year's defence. Allez Wiggo!
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