Le Tour
A photographic history of the Tour de France
A stunning visual history of the Tour de France, up to and including the 2006 race.
Contents
Foreword by Greg LeMond
- 1900s
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
Marketing & sales points
- Published to coincide with the riding of the 104th Tour de France
- UK and USA edition of this fully-illustrated story of the history of the Tour was a critically acclaimed bestseller
- Includes photographs from the past six successive Tour wins by Lance Armstrong
- The perfect gift for cycling fans of all ages
- Includes foreword by three time winner Greg LeMond
Author
Jeremy Whittle is editor of Procycling and the British edition of the Official Guide to the Tour de France. He is also cycling correspondent at The Times and the author of Yellow Fever, an acclaimed account of the controversial 1998 edition of the Tour. Jeremy has been writing about cycling since 1993 and has also appeared on BBC Radio 4, Radio 5 and CNN.
Greg LeMond is the first American ever to win the Tour de France – a feat he achieved three times in total.