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The Tour De France Is A World-renowned, Almost Mythical Sporting Competition. Since 1903, Participants Have Battled Not Just With Each Other But Also With The Terrain, Mechanical Hindrances, The Occasional Sadism Of The Organisers And Even With The Fans. The Demands On The Riders Are So Great That The Achievements And Rivalries Of Those Involved Have Passed Into Sporting Legend. Recently, However, The Event Has Been Tarnished By The Institutionalised Doping Of Some Riders And Teams. As A Result, The Authenticity Of These Very Achievements And Rivalries Has Been Called Into Doubt.to Find Out Whether An Increasingly Sceptical Public Could Once Again Laud The Exploits Of The Past Century With Conviction, Club Cyclist Paul Howard Set Out To Complete The Tour - In The Year Of Its 100th Anniversary - On Level Terms With Today's Riders. But, Instead Of Teammates, Mechanics And Possibly The Contents Of The Local Pharmacy As Support, He Had A Handful Of Friends, His Dad And A Sense Of Humour To See Him Through. With Only Three Weeks To Complete Over 2,000 Miles, Was It Possible To Put A Human Face On A Super-human Undertaking? Could A Fan's Homage To Past Glories Help The Tour Regain Its Pl

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Author

Howard, Paul

Publisher

Mainstream Publishing;Mainstream Digital

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781840188943

Category

travel

Subjects

Memoir, Biography, Travel

Rating

3.91 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14