Dear Hugo

Herbie Sykes (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

130 Seiten

2024
Rapha Racing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-912164-19-6 (ISBN)

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Hugo Koblet was the Pédaleur de Charme, a Tour de France winner. Yet, in 1964, Koblet took his own life. He was penniless, homeless and utterly broken. In 'Dear Hugo', award-winning author Herbie Sykes evokes the wreckage of that life through the testimony of a fan, and through the contents of a mysterious box discovered in a Zurich flat...

Hugo Koblet was the Pédaleur de Charme, a Tour de France winner arguably more gifted even than Fausto Coppi. During cycling's 'golden age' he was sporting deity; rich, charismatic and achingly beautiful. In winning the 1951 Tour he enraptured not only European sports fans but also, uniquely, European womanhood. And yet... When, in 1964, Koblet took his own life, he was penniless, homeless and utterly broken. In 'Dear Hugo', award-winning author Herbie Sykes evokes the wreckage of that life through the testimony of a fan, and through the contents of a mysterious cardboard box discovered in a Zurich apartment...

Erscheinungsdatum	02.11.2024
Zusatzinfo	Colour illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 210 mm
Gewicht	380 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10	1-912164-19-1 / 1912164191
ISBN-13	978-1-912164-19-6 / 9781912164196
Zustand	Neuware