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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Tim Krabbé. TIM KRABBE A CYCLING CLASSIC BY THE AUTHOR OF THE VANISHING AND THE CAVE Translated by Sam Garrett THE RIDER BY THE SAME AUTHOR The Vanishing The Cave. Front Cover.
Tim Krabbé. TIM KRABBE A CYCLING CLASSIC BY THE AUTHOR OF THE VANISHING AND THE CAVE Translated by Sam Garrett THE RIDER BY THE SAME AUTHOR The Vanishing The Cave. Front Cover.
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... front. Curve. Curve. Whooosh. And then one final shift? Maybe I'll come in alone. Lebusque pulls up next to me in his blue and yellow jersey. 'Muggy,' he says. 'Yeah,' I say. 'Still, it could rain,' he says. He points up. 'Yeah.' 'What ...
... front. Curve. Curve. Whooosh. And then one final shift? Maybe I'll come in alone. Lebusque pulls up next to me in his blue and yellow jersey. 'Muggy,' he says. 'Yeah,' I say. 'Still, it could rain,' he says. He points up. 'Yeah.' 'What ...
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... front, but that was it. And he whipped me in the sprint. He's a good climber too, and he can keep up a steady pace when necessary. What they call a golden boy. Hey there, Reilhan! Wheel-sucker. I forgot my figs. Goddamn it, I forgot my ...
... front, but that was it. And he whipped me in the sprint. He's a good climber too, and he can keep up a steady pace when necessary. What they call a golden boy. Hey there, Reilhan! Wheel-sucker. I forgot my figs. Goddamn it, I forgot my ...
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... front of the start is the loudspeaker car which Roux, the race director, will drive in front of us. We hear the sound of accordions, then Roux's amplified voice cuts in. He tells the crowd that the Tour de Mont Aigoual is an ...
... front of the start is the loudspeaker car which Roux, the race director, will drive in front of us. We hear the sound of accordions, then Roux's amplified voice cuts in. He tells the crowd that the Tour de Mont Aigoual is an ...
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... front of me. We greet each other. I point to his bars. 'New tape?' He smiles apologetically. 'For morale.' Kléber is my regular training buddy. The two of us checked out the course together. We both like long races with lots of cols ...
... front of me. We greet each other. I point to his bars. 'New tape?' He smiles apologetically. 'For morale.' Kléber is my regular training buddy. The two of us checked out the course together. We both like long races with lots of cols ...
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