Butcher, Blacksmith, Acrobat, Sweep: The Tale of the First Tour de France by Pet

Description: Butcher, Blacksmith, Acrobat, Sweep by Peter Cossins From the winner of the Telegraph Sports Book Awards Cycling Book of the Year 2018The first Tour de France in 1903 was a colourful affair full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Told for the first time, the full story behind the creation of the Tour de France and the remarkable first edition of the race in 1903.From the winner of the Telegraph Sports Book Awards Cycling Book of the Year 2018The first Tour de France in 1903 was a colourful affair full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating. Its riders included characters like Maurice Garin, an Italian-born Frenchman, said to have been swapped for a round of cheese by his parents in order to smuggle him into France to clean chimneys as a teenager, Hippolyte Aucouturier with his trademark handlebar moustache, and amateurs like Jean Dargassies, a blacksmith who had never raced before.Would this ramshackle pack of cyclists draw crowds to throng Frances rutted roads and cheer the first Tour heroes? Surprisingly it did, and, all thanks to a marketing ruse dreamed up to revive struggling newspaper LAuto, cycling would never be the same again. Peter Cossins takes us through the inaugural Tour de France, painting a nuanced portrait of France in the early 1900s, to see where the greatest sporting event of all began. Notes The full story behind the creation of the Tour de France is given here, focussing on the remarkable characters involved in its inception such as former chimney-cleaner Maurice Garin and Jean Dargassies, a blacksmith who had never raced before. Author Biography First drawn into the sport while a student in Spain in the mid-1980s, Peter Cossins has been writing about cycling since 1993, contributing principally to Cycling Weekly, Cycle Sport and Procycling.The Monuments, his history of cyclings five greatest one-day Classic races, was published in 2014, followed in 2015 by Alpe dHuez, an appraisal of cyclings greatest climb.For Yellow Jersey Press he has written the definitive account of the first ever Tour de France, Butcher, Blacksmith, Acrobat, Sweep the also the enlightening book on cycling tactics, Full Gas.He lives in the Ari ge in the heart of the French Pyrenees. Review Essential…The First Tour de France takes you back to the race itself. Cossins produces a deeply researched and detailed description of the race that toggles between background information on the races organization and the individual stages, with long stretches of real-time-style stage reporting one chapter at a time.The effect of this, especially the latter, is soaring * Podium Cafe *Enthralling… Full of outlandish characters and ripping yarns, it makes for a cracking good read * Bikes Etc * Promotional Told for the first time, the full story behind the creation of the Tour de France and the remarkable first edition of the race in 1903. Review Text Essential ... The First Tour de France takes you back to the race itself. Cossins produces a deeply researched and detailed description of the race that toggles between background information on the races organization and the individual stages, with long stretches of real-time-style stage reporting one chapter at a time.The effect of this, especially the latter, is soaring Review Quote Essential ... The First Tour de France takes you back to the race itself. Cossins produces a deeply researched and detailed description of the race that toggles between background information on the races organization and the individual stages, with long stretches of real-time-style stage reporting one chapter at a time.The effect of this, especially the latter, is soaring Promotional "Headline" Told for the first time, the full story behind the creation of the Tour de France and the remarkable first edition of the race in 1903. Details ISBN0224100661 Author Peter Cossins Publisher Vintage Publishing Year 2018 ISBN-10 0224100661 ISBN-13 9780224100663 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-06-07 Imprint Yellow Jersey Press Subtitle The Tale of the First Tour de France Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 796.620944 Media Book Short Title Butcher, Blacksmith, Acrobat, Sweep Language English UK Release Date 2018-06-07 AU Release Date 2018-06-07 NZ Release Date 2018-06-07 Audience General Pages 384 Alternative 9781473546790 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123839743;

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