The Long Road To Paris

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: My mind took control of my body. I had nothing left in the legs but as a cyclist, you just keep going until the finish. I kept reminding myself that I had to get to the finish... Filled with sensational photographs and revealing insights into the thoughts of the champion, this book celebrates in words and photographs, 2011 Tour de France winner, Cadel Evanss indomitable will and champions heart. Cadels hard-fought triumphs and equally challenging disappointments in the bicycle races that are thought to be the most grueling endurance test in sports are a tribute to the strength of his spirit. His heroic battle to be the first Australian to win the biggest cycling race in the world, the Tour de France, has been an inspiration. A rare and fascinating look at the way a top rider races both mentally and physically and succeeds. Cadel Evans has made cycling history as the only Australian to win the most prestigious Grand Tour the Tour de France.

ISBN: 9781740669863