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Cycle Yorkshire: From Road Racing Pioneers to the Ultimate Grand Depart and Beyond
Jonathan Brown
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Description for Cycle Yorkshire: From Road Racing Pioneers to the Ultimate Grand Depart and Beyond
Hardcover. Num Pages: Colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
The Tour de France Grand Depart of 2014 shone a light on Yorkshire as a world class cycling destination. But the triumph that was Le Tour was in many ways the latest encounter in a unique long distance love affair between the White Rose and the most challenging race on the planet. From the culture shock that working class Yorkshiremen experienced cycling alongside the continental greats of the 1950s and 60s to the golden triumphs of post-Millennial Olympic success, Cycle Yorkshire tells the region's cycling story through the eyes of the riders themselves. It delves into how the ... Read more
The Tour de France Grand Depart of 2014 shone a light on Yorkshire as a world class cycling destination. But the triumph that was Le Tour was in many ways the latest encounter in a unique long distance love affair between the White Rose and the most challenging race on the planet. From the culture shock that working class Yorkshiremen experienced cycling alongside the continental greats of the 1950s and 60s to the golden triumphs of post-Millennial Olympic success, Cycle Yorkshire tells the region's cycling story through the eyes of the riders themselves. It delves into how the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Great Northern Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Place of Publication
Ilkley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780993344787
SKU
V9780993344787
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Ref
99-2
About Jonathan Brown
Jonathan Brown is an award-winning journalist who has worked for regional and national newspapers and currently works in broadcasting. During five years at the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post he spent time as a dedicated Tour de France Grand Depart correspondent for both titles and covered subsequent Tour de Yorkshires as well as the ITU World Triathlon Series' visit ... Read more
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