The RiderBloomsbury Publishing USA, 16 aug 2018 - 160 pagina's The instant cult classic about biking, road racing, and the bicyclists who love their sport. Originally published in Holland in 1978, The Rider went on to sell more than 100,000 copies. Brilliantly conceived and written at a break-neck pace, it is a loving, imaginative, and, above all, passionate tribute to the art of bicycle road racing. Tim Krabbé begins this story at the very start of the Tour de Mont Aigoual, ready to race his rivals through the mountains of Central France. Over the course of the 150 pages that follows, Krabbé takes his bike 150 kilometers, and pulls his readers into the life of the sport he loves. The Rider is beloved as a bicycle odyssey, a literary masterpiece, and the ultimate book for bike lovers as well as the arm-chair sports enthusiast. |
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... 10: 1-58234-290-3 ISBN-I3: 978-1-58234-290-0 79108 Typeset by Hewer Text UK Ltd, Edinburgh Printed in the United States of America by Quebecor World Fairfreld THE RIDER Meyrueis, Lozére, june 26, 1977. Hot and overcast.
... 10: 1-58234-290-3 ISBN-I3: 978-1-58234-290-0 79108 Typeset by Hewer Text UK Ltd, Edinburgh Printed in the United States of America by Quebecor World Fairfreld THE RIDER Meyrueis, Lozére, june 26, 1977. Hot and overcast.
Pagina 1
Tim Krabbé. Meyrueis, Lozére, june 26, 1977. Hot and overcast. I take my gear out of the car and put my bike together. Tourists and locals are watching from sidewalk cafés. Non-racers. The emptiness of those lives shocks me. Everywhere ...
Tim Krabbé. Meyrueis, Lozére, june 26, 1977. Hot and overcast. I take my gear out of the car and put my bike together. Tourists and locals are watching from sidewalk cafés. Non-racers. The emptiness of those lives shocks me. Everywhere ...
Pagina 2
... Meyrueis. Mont Aigoual is one of the highest peaks in the Cévennes, 1,567 meters. It's on the second loop. The sky out that way is gray. The last descent into Meyrueis crosses the Col de Perjuret, made famous when Roger Riviere broke ...
... Meyrueis. Mont Aigoual is one of the highest peaks in the Cévennes, 1,567 meters. It's on the second loop. The sky out that way is gray. The last descent into Meyrueis crosses the Col de Perjuret, made famous when Roger Riviere broke ...
Pagina 3
... Meyrueis. Then I climb off and take a piss. I see two other riders doing the same, a little further along. No, three. I look toWards Mont Aigoual, at the dark sky, wipe my tires and ride back. Here's where I go to the front. Curve ...
... Meyrueis. Then I climb off and take a piss. I see two other riders doing the same, a little further along. No, three. I look toWards Mont Aigoual, at the dark sky, wipe my tires and ride back. Here's where I go to the front. Curve ...
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