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Cycling's Golden Age: Heroes of the Postwar Era, 1946-1967, The Horton Collection

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I found this book a trip back to vintage and historical era of heroism in cycling! You get to realize how much difficult was racing those days without today's technology of bike gear and support. The pictures are really good and I found myself ''lost'' back in those days. A valuable book for the cycling enthusiast. A return to our roots...

I bought this book for my husband who is an avid cyclist. He absolutely loved it! It has a great collection of memorabilia and stories about the great cyclists of the WWII era. The pictures are amazing!

Wonderful collection of names and faces from the post war days of competitive cycling. Full of inspirational storys of racing in the time of dirt roads and wooden tracks.I think any sports fan would enjoy this book showing the sport before the long lines of support vehicles and ultra commercialization.

This book on the history of cycling is a must read for cycling afficionados. Mr. Mulholland's passion for the sport and his knowledge are well diplayed by his writing. a very enjoyable read!

This is exclusive book which all cycling-lovers must have. The best thing in it are fantastic pictures of past-time memorabilia, but author also in very fluid way tells interesting stories about past-time champions.

Fun book to read and a great source of the history of cycling.

great book, especially for fans of the tour de france. i bought it for my husband for christmas and he has commented about how cool the book is.

Cycling's Golden Age is a wonderful coffee table book that belongs in every cycling aficionado's library. The photos and stories of cycling's true hard-men are both interesting and inspiring. It is made up of personal vignettes, tales of classic road battles, and plenty of photos of the riders and period memorablia. The book covers the big guns of this classic cycling era, from Bartali to Gimondi of Italy and Bobet to Aimar from France as well the other European greats. Equally interesting are some the lesser known riders whose stories add to the fabric of this great era of cycling.