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
... minutes. I want to win this race. The Tour de Mont Aigoual covers I 37 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 ...
... minutes. I want to win this race. The Tour de Mont Aigoual covers I 37 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 ...
Pagina 4
... my keys. 'We'll be Starting any minute.' 'Give me the keys.' I cycle over to the car and put three figs in my back pocket. Or should I make it four? Or five? Ballast, I never eat more than two during a race, the others Will just.
... my keys. 'We'll be Starting any minute.' 'Give me the keys.' I cycle over to the car and put three figs in my back pocket. Or should I make it four? Or five? Ballast, I never eat more than two during a race, the others Will just.
Pagina 6
... minutes to starting time. 'Good Iegs?' the guy beside me asks. 'We'll see. And you?' He shrugs and starts telling me how little time he has to train. All riders say that, always. As if they're afraid to be judged by that part of their ...
... minutes to starting time. 'Good Iegs?' the guy beside me asks. 'We'll see. And you?' He shrugs and starts telling me how little time he has to train. All riders say that, always. As if they're afraid to be judged by that part of their ...
Pagina 8
... minutes. I passed no one, no one passed me; only by sprinting as hard as I could was I able to stick to the wheel in front of me. When the pace became less killing for a moment, I looked up. Ten riders in front of me, a huge gap had ...
... minutes. I passed no one, no one passed me; only by sprinting as hard as I could was I able to stick to the wheel in front of me. When the pace became less killing for a moment, I looked up. Ten riders in front of me, a huge gap had ...
Pagina 12
... minutes and 35 seconds. That kind of thing just doesn't happen. Here I have a photo of Koblet during that escape. Devilmay-care, graceful tread, hands on top of the bars, a prince goes gliding by. Behind him a broad coalition of rivals ...
... minutes and 35 seconds. That kind of thing just doesn't happen. Here I have a photo of Koblet during that escape. Devilmay-care, graceful tread, hands on top of the bars, a prince goes gliding by. Behind him a broad coalition of rivals ...
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