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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Pagina 4
... Reilhan in his green jersey, a nineteen-year-old boy whose soft face is filled with a sense of superiority. Last week I was with him in the decisive break. He took his three strokes out in front, but that was it. And he whipped me in ...
... Reilhan in his green jersey, a nineteen-year-old boy whose soft face is filled with a sense of superiority. Last week I was with him in the decisive break. He took his three strokes out in front, but that was it. And he whipped me in ...
Pagina 14
... thick lenses out in front, a few slots behind him the green jersey of Reilhan. Such an honor. Sauveplane looks around accusingly and stops moving his legs. Barthélemy flies past me right away, followed by a rushing 14.
... thick lenses out in front, a few slots behind him the green jersey of Reilhan. Such an honor. Sauveplane looks around accusingly and stops moving his legs. Barthélemy flies past me right away, followed by a rushing 14.
Pagina 16
Tim Krabbé. ' two strong rival clubs: Nimes and Ales. Nimes has Reilhan, Boutonnet, Guillaumet; Ales has Barthélemy and Kléber. If they don't take the bait, then so be it. They want to win too, and the heaviest burden rests with the ...
Tim Krabbé. ' two strong rival clubs: Nimes and Ales. Nimes has Reilhan, Boutonnet, Guillaumet; Ales has Barthélemy and Kléber. If they don't take the bait, then so be it. They want to win too, and the heaviest burden rests with the ...
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Anduze Anquetil attack back wheel Bartali Barthélemy Bédoin bicycle racing bike Boutonnet brake Camprieu Causse Causse Méjean Coppi curve Cycles Goff Daan de Groot descent Despuech downhill drops back dumped everything fields fifteen fig fight figured final find finish line first five flash flat flying forty-three front Gaul gear gone Guillaumet hands he’s hour hundred meters jump kick kilometers kilometers to climb Kléber Krabbé Kuiper lead group lead riders Lebusque legs look back Merckx Meyrueis minutes Mont Aigoual Mont Ventoux mountain never Ottenbros pain pass past peloton Perjuret pull puncture racer rain Reilhan ride rider from Cycles road racing rode saddle Sauveplane shift shout sitting someone sporting career sprint sprinter Stéphan straight suddenly Teissonniere there’s thing thought Tim Krabbé Tour de France Tour de Mont turn Vlaeminck Wim van Est win the Tour wind yellow jersey