The Great Bike Race

Author : Geoffrey Nicholson
Publisher : Velodrome Publishing
ISBN 13 : 191116208X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Bike Race written by Geoffrey Nicholson and published by Velodrome Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REVIEWS This is unquestionably the finest book ever written on the subject of cycling, bar none. the combination of the late Geoffrey Nicholson's (he died in 1999) observations, coupled with an impeccable writing style, make “the great bike race” almost a complete education in and of itself " — The Washing-Machine Post

Author : Adonia E. Lugo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781621067641
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bicycle / Race written by Adonia E. Lugo and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A study of the U.S. bicycle transportation movement against a backdrop of racism and history in Los Angeles and Washington, DC"--

Author : Ralph Hurne
Publisher : Breakaway Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Yellow Jersey written by Ralph Hurne and published by Breakaway Books. This book was released on 2016-04-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is sports fiction at its very best. Mr. Hurne has a cool, downbeat style descended from Lardner and Hemingway, and a fine hand with the hairpin turns of suspense.” —The New York Times Book Review “The greatest cycling novel ever written. . . . An underground classic. . . . A cycling book that follows a different course—one with drama and characters you can relate to, whose actions raise questions about life on and off the bicycle. . . . The heart of The Yellow Jersey is the Tour de France itself, which Hurne views as a metaphor for life. . . . Thoroughly entertaining.” —Bicycling “Full of wit, charm, excitement, and intelligence.” —Publishers Weekly Terry Davenport is nearly washed up. After a career of good but never great bicycle racing in Europe, he is past his prime, and given lately to chasing women rather than leading the pack through the Alps. He contemplates how he might find a comfortable retirement, and is wallowing in an existential crisis. But his final Tour de France—which he rides only as a favor to his young protegé, to pace him through the early stages—develops by a series of accidents into the chance of a lifetime. And though Davenport is old, he is wily and tough and fearless. His arduous, painful, heroic performance in the face of impossible odds is unforgettable. A sports thriller—with stunning descriptions of competitive cycling—and a keen meditation on mortality, The Yellow Jersey is an extraordinary novel.

Author : Donald Crews
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0688051715
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bicycle Race written by Donald Crews and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1985-10-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A counting book for the youngest -- filled with motion, excitement, and suspense. Twelve riders compete in a bicycle race. Who will win? (A word to the wise: Keep your eye on Number 9!)

Author : Paul Howard
Publisher : Greystone Books
ISBN 13 : 1553658183
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eat, Sleep, Ride written by Paul Howard and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Paul Howard, who has ridden the entire Tour de France route during the race itself—setting off at 4 am each day to avoid being caught by the pros—riding a small mountain-bike race should hold no fear. Still, this isn’t just any mountain-bike race. This is the Tour Divide. Running from Banff in Canada to the Mexican border, the Tour Divide is more than 2,700 miles—500 miles longer than the Tour de France. Its route along the Continental Divide goes through the heart of the Rocky Mountains and involves more than 200,000 feet of ascent—the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest seven times. The other problem is that Howard has never owned a mountain bike—and how will training on the South Downs in southern England prepare him for sleeping rough in the Rockies? Entertaining and engaging, Eat, Sleep, Ride will appeal to avid and aspiring cyclers, as well as fans of adventure/travel narrative with a humorous twist.

Author : Kathy Stinson
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 1550288903
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Bike Race written by Kathy Stinson and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2005-11-04 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Matt win first prize in the town's bike race? He thinks so. But his own bike is falling apart! Plus, his friends Mike, David, and Amanda all think they can win, too.

Author : Pamela Pease
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966943375
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pop-up Tour de France written by Pamela Pease and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each July, nearly two hundred cyclists embark on a race which loops around the entire country of France. The Tour de France is one of the most exciting and challenging sports events in the world! Follow the ultimate cycling adventure in the pages of this book. Ride with Tour competitors through the French countryside, up dramatic Alpine mountains, then sprint to the finish line on the streets of Paris. Learn how riders train, strategize and collaborate in their quest for the Yellow Jersey.

Author : Smith Jamie
Publisher : VeloPress
ISBN 13 : 1937716015
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roadie written by Smith Jamie and published by VeloPress. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ????? "As an avid cyclist and amateur bike racer I feel like I can relate to every word in this book. It was so good that I bought two extra copies to give to my cyclist friends[.]"Veteran race announcer and long-time cycling enthusiast Jamie Smith sets out to explain the sport he loves and the roadies who live for it. Every seemingly neurotic tendency is explained and celebrated with humorous illustrations from nationally syndicated cartoonist Jef Mallett.This book is perfect for: Anyone who has ever known a roadieAnyone who has considered becoming a roadieAnyone who has walked away from a bike race completely puzzledFinally, a book to explain those people who roll out for a ride dressed in technicolored Lycra at the crack of dawn on Saturday, and return at sundown with a glow of satisfaction and even stronger tan lines. Whether interested onlooker or cycling aficionado, readers will find themselves laughing out loud as they revel in the roadie’s world.

Author : Sandra Wright Sutherland
Publisher : Iris Press (West)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Brakes! written by Sandra Wright Sutherland and published by Iris Press (West). This book was released on 1995 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survey book of bicycle track racing on the velodrome, reviewing champions in events, rules and strategies of events, history, list of velodromes and dimensions in the US and in the world. The single best resource on velodrome racing in the US.

Author : Geoffrey Nicholson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340217191
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Bike Race written by Geoffrey Nicholson and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: