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 2
... kilometers and, loops back twice through 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 ...
... kilometers and, loops back twice through 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 ...
Pagina 3
... kilometer. Before the final straightaway are two ninety—degree turns, with only a little bridge in between. If I want to be first into the curves, I'll have to take the lead no later than here. At that White sign: CULTE PROTESTANTE ...
... kilometer. Before the final straightaway are two ninety—degree turns, with only a little bridge in between. If I want to be first into the curves, I'll have to take the lead no later than here. At that White sign: CULTE PROTESTANTE ...
Pagina 6
... 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 exceptionally hard race, covering I 50 kilometers and five cols. He 6.
... 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 exceptionally hard race, covering I 50 kilometers and five cols. He 6.
Pagina 7
... kilometers, I figured, so there's no hurry. We rode at a snail's pace through the streets of Tiel, behind the race director's car. Twenty—wide the riders rode, curb-to-curb, without a single gap to move up into. Strange, I thought. I ...
... kilometers, I figured, so there's no hurry. We rode at a snail's pace through the streets of Tiel, behind the race director's car. Twenty—wide the riders rode, curb-to-curb, without a single gap to move up into. Strange, I thought. I ...
Pagina 8
... kilometers, the race was lost for 100 of the 120 contestants. Racing customs develop the way dialects do; it seems ... Kilometer 0—2. People clap goodheartedly. 'Allez, Poupou.' We leave Meyrueis, behind the accordion. A bang, rattling ...
... kilometers, the race was lost for 100 of the 120 contestants. Racing customs develop the way dialects do; it seems ... Kilometer 0—2. People clap goodheartedly. 'Allez, Poupou.' We leave Meyrueis, behind the accordion. A bang, rattling ...
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