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Inside the Tour de France: The Pictures, the Legends, and the Untold Stories of the World's Most Beloved Bicycle Race
by Eric Delanzy
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... got the last word. In 1902, Henri Desgrange and Victor Goddet, the paper's editorial masterminds, hatched the idea of a Tour de France. ... "
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Tour de France, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong, Miguel Indurain, Van Impe, Jan Ullrich, Louison Bobet, Luis Ocana, Gino Bartali, Laurent Fignon, Mont Ventoux
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The Giants of Cycling
by Jean-Paul Ollivier
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... " It was the 1950s, and the French novelist Antoine Blondin had just discovered the Tour de France from the inside. Its hold over him would last for the rest of his life. With a gift for writing ... "
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Tour de France, Milan-San Remo, Tour of Lombardy, Eddy Merckx, Tour of Flanders, Grand Prix des Nations, directeur sportif, world hour record, world road championship, maillot jaune, rainbow jersey, time trialist
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... I respect, admire, the way a Pascal Simon will continue riding with the agony of a broken collarbone in the Tour de France because he is wear- ing the yellow jersey, ... "
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Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, Postal Service, United States, Tour of Flanders, World Cup, world championship road race, directeur sportif, professional bicycle racing, cycling union, rainbow jersey, individual time trial
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Tour De France For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies))
by Phil Liggett
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... In this part, you discover Tour de France basics its history, race rules, strategy, and how the three-week event operates. ... "
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Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, Tour of Italy, Eddy Merckx, Jan Ullrich, Fausto Coppi, time trial helmets, broom wagon, podium girls, directeur sportif, lanterne rouge, rainbow jersey
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