Mapping Le Tour de France

100 Tour De France Race Route Maps, with Photographs

Ellis Bacon (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2013
Collins (Verlag)
978-0-00-750978-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Mapping Le Tour charts the course of every race route in cycling’s most prestigious event, including a special section on this year’s 100th Tour de France.


With a map of each edition of the Tour de France, along with photographs, text on the history of the race, and lists of the stages, winners and key statistics, Mapping Le Tour is essential reading for any cycling fan.


Each Tour de France race map is accompanied by statistics, including:




Race and stage distances
Highest point
Number of starters and finishers
Average speed
Jersey winners


Twenty of Le Tour’s iconic locations – many of which have featured in the Etape du Tour – are put under the spotlight, and an extended section on the 2013 race is included, with detailed maps and statistics on each of this year’s stages.

Autor

Ellis Bacon is one of Britain’s most experienced cycling journalists. He is the former deputy editor of Procycling magazine, and has written extensively for Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport. He is also co-editor of The Cycling Anthology, and this is his second book for HarperCollins, following on from World’s Ultimate Cycling Races.

Produkt-Details

• Vorwort: Mark Cavendish
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 227 x 271 mm
• Gewicht: 1590 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-00-750978-2 / 0007509782
• ISBN-13: 978-0-00-750978-2 / 9780007509782
• Zustand: Neuware