The Ronde : inside the Tour of Flanders : the world's toughest bike race
Pickering, Edward2018
Books, Manuscripts
Find it!
Total copies: 1
Every April, up to a million fans line the streets of Flanders to watch one of cycling's most exciting and dangerous one-day races: the Ronde. Flanders is cycling's heartland, and the sport's followers there are among cycling's most knowledgeable. The race is characterised by a series of short, steep narrow climbs, often over slippery cobbles that can soon send the unwary cyclist tumbling. Despite the race's huge popularity, there is no proper English language book on the story of the Ronde, but here Pickering fills that void. He explains how the Ronde is inseparable from its landscape, and from the people who line the route. He not only provides a stunning, in-depth account of the race itself, but assesses its history and how it has come to form such a vital part of Flemish identity.
Main title:
The Ronde : inside the Tour of Flanders : the world's toughest bike race / Edward Pickering.
Author:
Pickering, Edward, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
Collation:
292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781471169274 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.62094931796.620949
Language:
English
BRN:
2630383
Find it!
Total copies: 1