The Badger
Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling
$38.93
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2016
Summary
Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion.
Hinault is the last ‘old-school’ champion - a larger-than-life character from a working-class background, capable of winning on all terrains, in major Tours and one-day Classics. Nicknamed the ‘Badger’ for his combative style, he led a cyclists’ strike in his first Tour and instigated a legendary pun…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224092050 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0224092057 |
| Author: | William Fotheringham |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Yellow Jersey Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2016 |
| Weight: | 282g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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One of cycling’s most fascinating characters
A thorough, well-researched and highly readable biography about one of cycling’s best ever riders * Road *
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About The Author
William Fotheringham
William Fotheringham is the number-one bestselling author of Merckx- Half Man, Half Bike. He writes for the Guardian and Observer on cycling and rugby and is the critically lauded author of Fallen Angel, Roule Britannia, and Put Me Back on My Bike, which Velo magazine called `the best cycling biography ever written’. A racing cyclist and launch editor of Procycling and Cycle Sport magazines, he has reported on over twenty Tours de France.
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