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The Tour is Won on the Alpe Jean-Paul Vespini

The Tour is Won on the Alpe By Jean-Paul Vespini

The Tour is Won on the Alpe by Jean-Paul Vespini


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If there is one mountain climb that embodies the spirit and magic of the Tour de France, it is the Alpe d'Huez. This book tells the story of this celebrated climb and the mountain that so often acts as the ultimate arbiter for cycling's biggest prize.

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The Tour is Won on the Alpe: Alpe D'Huez and the Classic Battles of the Tour De France by Jean-Paul Vespini

If there is one mountain climb that embodies the spirit and magic of the Tour de France, it is the Alpe d'Huez. Its twenty-one hairpin turns and average gradient of 8.1 percent over 13.1 kilometres have become legendary, changing the careers of Americans Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong, and nearly destroying Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani. Here at last is the definitive history and unforgettable story of cycling's greatest challenge.In "The Tour is Won on the Alpe: Alpe d'Huez and the Classic Battles of the Tour de France", cycling historian Jean-Paul Vespini tells the story of this celebrated climb and the mountain that so often acts as the ultimate arbiter for cycling's biggest prize. Each chapter covers one ascent, starting with Fausto Coppi's astonishing victory in 1952. Cycling's most famous names are all present and accounted for: Coppi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Pedro Delgado, Miguel Indurain, Marco Pantani, and of course the American victors Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong.Jean-Paul Vespini's riveting descriptions of each battle to the top include candid interviews with riders, new insight into epic rivalries, and little-known but fascinating facts about the climb that has become a rite of passage for every rider in the Tour.

About Jean-Paul Vespini

Born in Gardanne, where the road racing season is launched every year, Jean-Paul Vespini has been a journalist for 25 years (first with Provencal then with La Provence). Vespini has contributed to numerous cycling reviews, including Le Cycle and the former Cyclisme International. He is the author of many cycling history books, including a bestseller on Richard Virenque. In 2007, Vespini covered his thirteenth Tour de France. Translator David V. Herlihy is the author of Bicycle: The History (Yale University Press), and a former contributor to Bicycle Guide.

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GOR002441454
9781934030233
1934030236
The Tour is Won on the Alpe: Alpe D'Huez and the Classic Battles of the Tour De France by Jean-Paul Vespini
Used - Very Good
Paperback
VeloPress
2008-07-01
208
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