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To Hell on a Bike: Riding Paris-Roubaix: the Toughest Race in Cycling
Iain Macgregor
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Description for To Hell on a Bike: Riding Paris-Roubaix: the Toughest Race in Cycling
Paperback. Paris-Roubaix. The Hell of the North. The ultimate monument in cycling's Classics. More than 150 miles across dusty or muddy roads. With insights from legends of the sport, trainers, mechanics and those who have maintained the traditions of Paris-Roubaix since its inception over a century ago, this is the story of the ultimate cycling challenge. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
SHORTLISTED FOR CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 'Paris-Roubaix is the best race in the world and knocks spots off the Tour de France.' Sir Bradley Wiggins. Paris-Roubaix. The Hell of the North. The ultimate monument in cycling's Classics. More than 150 miles across dusty or muddy roads, much of it puncture-inducing and bone-breaking cobblestones. Even professional riders blanche at the very mention of it. Tour de France winners (with the notable exception of Wiggins in 2014) make their excuses from it. So why on earth would an amateur ... Read more
SHORTLISTED FOR CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 'Paris-Roubaix is the best race in the world and knocks spots off the Tour de France.' Sir Bradley Wiggins. Paris-Roubaix. The Hell of the North. The ultimate monument in cycling's Classics. More than 150 miles across dusty or muddy roads, much of it puncture-inducing and bone-breaking cobblestones. Even professional riders blanche at the very mention of it. Tour de France winners (with the notable exception of Wiggins in 2014) make their excuses from it. So why on earth would an amateur ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780552171311
SKU
V9780552171311
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About Iain Macgregor
Iain MacGregor has ridden a bike since the age of three and can fully recall every major accident he's suffered, even the one that knocked him out cold. Has worked in publishing for twenty years with some of the biggest names in sport and sports journalism.
Reviews for To Hell on a Bike: Riding Paris-Roubaix: the Toughest Race in Cycling
Absorbing story of the legendary spring classic... A must for fans of all things Paris-Roubaix.
Cycle Sport
I have been acquainted with Mr. MacGregor for many years and know him to be of unsound mind. When he said he was tackling the 'Hell of the North', I should have guessed that didn't mean going home for ... Read more
Cycle Sport
I have been acquainted with Mr. MacGregor for many years and know him to be of unsound mind. When he said he was tackling the 'Hell of the North', I should have guessed that didn't mean going home for ... Read more