This exciting view of cycling’s great race covers every aspect of the grueling three-week event, with maps, stage reports, and intimate profiles of the top riders — including George Hincapie, Floyd Landis, and Levi Leipheimer — in the peloton. Graham Watson’s vivid photographs bring the action up close. More than an annual overview, this book conveys the spirit of the Tour through engaging stories of ambition and courage that pave the road to the Tour and the collision of dedication and fate that await 21 teams and 189 of the sport's greatest athletes.
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Wilcockson has been writing about cycling for 30 years
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This review is from: The Tour de France 2006: Triumph and Turmoil for Floyd Landis (Paperback)
I only read a part of this book but having read his books on previous years Tour de France I am certain it is worth reading. The author provides much good information and knowledge and of course his own opinions.
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mountaintop finish, final time trial, yellow jersey, stage win, prerace favorites, intermediate sprint, tour debut, directeur sportif, maillot jaune, team time trial, doping scandal, mountain stage, chase group, green jersey, stage victory, tour victory, overall victory, flat stages, team riders, stage finish, race leader, white jersey, race director, time bonus, final climb Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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mountaintop finish, final time trial, yellow jersey, stage win, prerace favorites, intermediate sprint, tour debut, directeur sportif, maillot jaune, team time trial, doping scandal, mountain stage, chase group, green jersey, stage victory, tour victory, overall victory, flat stages, team riders, stage finish, race leader, white jersey, race director, time bonus, final climb Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tour de France, Floyd Landis, Discovery Channel, Crédit Agricole, George Hincapie, Thor Hushovd, Vande Velde, Cadel Evans, Tom Boonen, Lance Armstrong, Michael Rogers, Andreas Klöden, Ivan Basso, Jan Ullrich, Levi Leipheimer, Oscar Pereiro, Saunier Duval, Sergei Gontchar, Erik Zabel, Oscar Freire, Carlos Sastre, Denis Menchov, Française des Jeux, Daniele Bennati, Dauphiné Libéré New!
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