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Anquetil, Alone

4.1/5 ( ratings)

There are things he does alone, and things that he alone does.

Jacques Anquetil was a cyclist with an aristocratic demeanor and a relaxed attitude to rules and morals. His womanising and frank admissions of doping appalled 1960s French society, even as his five Tour de France wins enthralled it.

Paul Fournel was besotted with him from the start and followed Anquetil's career with the passion of a fan and the eye of a poet.

In this stunningly original biography of a complex and divisive character, Fournel - author of the seminal Vélo blends the story of Anquetil's life with scenes from his own, to create a classic of cycling literature.

Language: English

Pages: 144

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Pursuit

Release: September 07, 2017

Anquetil, Alone

4.1/5 ( ratings)

There are things he does alone, and things that he alone does.

Jacques Anquetil was a cyclist with an aristocratic demeanor and a relaxed attitude to rules and morals. His womanising and frank admissions of doping appalled 1960s French society, even as his five Tour de France wins enthralled it.

Paul Fournel was besotted with him from the start and followed Anquetil's career with the passion of a fan and the eye of a poet.

In this stunningly original biography of a complex and divisive character, Fournel - author of the seminal Vélo blends the story of Anquetil's life with scenes from his own, to create a classic of cycling literature.

Language: English

Pages: 144

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Pursuit

Release: September 07, 2017

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