Cycling's 50 Triumphs and Tragedies

by Les Woodland

Book Overview

When more than 100 men or women go racing down a road, inches away from each other, in all weather, over all kinds of roads, the opportunity for a brilliant win or a terrible accident is always there. For more than a century bicycle racers have sought glory, but have often found only misery. There can be only one winner, and even that triumph can be mixed with terrible loss. Fausto Coppi, coached by a blind man, set the World Hour Record in Milan...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0985963646
• ISBN13: 9780985963644
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: McGann Publishing LLC
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up