{"product_id":"the-great-bike-race-geoffrey-nicholson-9781612007007","title":"The Great Bike Race: The Classic, Acclaimed Book That Introduced a Nation to the Tour de France","description":"\"If Alpe d'Huez was a rigorous climb, with its mathematical progression of tight corners and steep inclines, the Izoard is far more awesome, a rocky wilderness at 7,743 feet, which needs only a few bleached skulls at the roadside to complete its sense of desolation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeoffrey Nicholson's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Bike Race\u003c\/i\u003e is universally revered by modern cycling critics as the benchmark English-language volume of the sport and has risen to mythical status. It was the first book in English to tell the entire story of a full tour and truly captivates the reader from start to finish. Nicholson's classic, vivid descriptions of the racing, the personalities, tactics and intrigues of the 1976 race are rotated with insightful thematic chapters where he lifts the lid on the broader culture and lengthy traditions of cycling's most famous race and the greatest annual sports event in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe classic, acclaimed book that introduced the world to the Tour de France is now re-issued in a paperback edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612007007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612007007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Geoffrey Nicholson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213241413887,"sku":"9781612007007","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0868ae2b-f117-4a51-9497-9142e73fbfeb.jpg?v=1692112802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-bike-race-geoffrey-nicholson-9781612007007","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}