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Understanding the Tour de France
A Listmania! list by Bill McGann "Author of The Story of the Tour de France" (Cherokee Village, AR, USA)

1. The Tour de France: The Official Centennial 1903 - 2003 by L'equipe

The list author says:
	"This is the centenary Tour book put out in 2004 by L'Equipe, the newspaper that is owned by ASO, the organization that also owns the Tour de France. It is beautiful and informative."

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2. Tour de France: The History, The Legend, The Riders by Graeme Fife

The list author says:
	"A Tour addict has written a superb book that is sure to hook the unwary reader."

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3. The Unknown Tour De France: The Curious Story of the World's Biggest Bicycle Race (Cycling Resources Book) by Les Woodland

The list author says:
	"Les Woodland gets under the skin of the Tour de France and uncovers some some amazing facts."

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4. Yellow Jersey Companion To The Tour De France by Les Woodland

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	"This is the closest thing we have to a Tour de France Encyclopedia."

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5. Rough Ride by Paul Kimmage

The list author says:
	"The seminal book on how a rider gets through a professional season, including a forthright explanation of doping. Well-written."

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6. The Tour de France A Cultural History Updated with a New Preface: A Cultural History by Christopher S Thompson

The list author says:
	"In writing 'The Tour de France: A Cultural History', Christopher Thompson has done that very rare thing: he has increased our net knowledge of the Tour de France."

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7. The Story of the Tour de France Volume 1: 1903-1964 by Bill Mcgann

The list author says:
	"This is my book. I think I told the story of the Tour a little differently than the others."

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8. The Story of the Tour de France, Volume 2: 1965-2007: How a Newspaper Promotion Became the Greatest Sporting Event in the World by Bill McGann

The list author says:
	"Volume 2 of my Tour history starts with Gimondi's 1965 victory and goes through to Contador's 2007 win."

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9. It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong

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	"This is one of the best sports books I ever read."

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10. Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong

The list author says:
	"This is the sequal to 'It's Not About the Bike'. It's not as good as his first effort, but it's still good reading."

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11. Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France by Floyd Landis

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	"Floyd Landis tell his side of the story."

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12. From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France by David Walsh

The list author says:
	"Author David Walsh hates cheaters. This book is gripping. No one who cares about the state of the sport of cycling should ignore this book."

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13. French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France by Tim Moore

The list author says:
	"This is a welcome break from the serious side of cylcing. Moore takes one cheap shot after another at the French as he tries to follow the Tour. Heck, they can take it. This book is really funny."

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14. Lance Armstrong's War: One Man's Battle Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal, and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France by Daniel Coyle

The list author says:
	"Coyle skillfully tells the story of Armstrong's assault on the 2004 Tour."

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15. Uphill Battle: Cycling's Great Climbers by Owen Mulholland

The list author says:
	"Owen Mulholland does a delightful job of telling the stories of the great climbers in cycling history."

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16. The Crooked Path to Victory: Cheating in Professional Bicycle Racing (Cycling Resources) by Les Woodland

The list author says:
	"Doping is part of cycling. Woodland knows the subject well. He tells the story of doping in cycling from the earliest days of the highwheeler."