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9781845963149

The Beautiful Machine; A Life in Cycling, from Tour de France to Cinder Hill

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  • ISBN13:

    9781845963149

  • ISBN10:

    1845963148

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2009-03-01
  • Publisher: Mainstream
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Summary

Why does cycling inspire such passion? From the bestselling author ofTour de France, and rippling with wit and energy, comes this celebration of the bicycle: the joy, the adventure and the good times and bad times associated with it. From the Hardcover edition.

Author Biography

Graeme Fife is an avid cyclist who has ridden all the celebrated rides of Tour legend. He is also the author of Inside the Peloton and Tour de France.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 7
The Long Lone Breakp. 11
Taking to the Waterp. 27
Tour de France and Cowshit Cornerp. 38
Very Flat? Norfolk?p. 52
The Outer Circlep. 67
Why Ever Would I Miss London?p. 84
Gnat's Piss and Grand Crup. 97
Big Mountains ... Big Mushroomsp. 118
To the Ends of the Earthp. 132
Pray to Godp. 147
Everyman's Nowherep. 165
Timbuktu, Drowning in Sandp. 177
Atlantic to Mediterraneanp. 192
Of Coffins and Bicyclesp. 208
Blazing Saddlesp. 226
Lance's Muffinp. 244
Rhode Island, Cape Cod and Massachusettsp. 263
'OK, You're Set'p. 279
Music, War-Mongering and the Big Ridep. 296
Cinder Hillp. 315
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