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Author: Max Leonard
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Imprint: Pegasus Books
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9781681776187
ISBN 10: 1681776189
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 02 January 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A meticulously researched history chock-full of names and race information, featuring mini-profiles of several men who have been last-place finishers in the race and are called lanternes rouges. -- The New York Times Book Review (Praise for Lanterne Rouge) Max Leonard's entertaining book is rich with stories. A lively and engaging book that offers a valuable lesson. --Tim Moore, author of THE CYCLIST WHO WENT OUT IN THE COLD Minneapolis Star Tribune (praise for Lanterne Rouge) The author's passion for cycling and his scrutiny of every detail of the sport makes this latest work a shining contribution to the genre. For all libraries. -- Library Journal (Starred) Thoughtful, properly researched, and consistently entertaining. --Tim Moore, author of THE CYCLIST WHO WENT OUT IN THE COLD The New York Times Book Review (Praise for Lanterne Rouge) Beautifully written and multi-faceted, [Higher Calling] elegantly ranges from the personal to the historical to the geographic and even to the macabre. An exploration of an obsession that brings us closer to the world of mountaineering than cycling at many points. -- PEZ Cycling News
A meticulously researched history chock-full of names and race information, featuring mini-profiles of several men who have been last-place finishers in the race and are called lanternes rouges. Thoughtful, properly researched, and consistently entertaining.--Tim Moore, author of THE CYCLIST WHO WENT OUT IN THE COLD Max Leonard's entertaining book is rich with stories. A lively and engaging book that offers a valuable lesson.
A meticulously researched history chock-full of names and race information, featuring mini-profiles of several men who have been last-place finishers in the race and are called lanternes rouges. Thoughtful, properly researched, and consistently entertaining.--Tim Moore, author of THE CYCLIST WHO WENT OUT IN THE COLD Max Leonard's entertaining book is rich with stories. A lively and engaging book that offers a valuable lesson. The author's passion for cycling and his scrutiny of every detail of the sport makes this latest work a shining contribution to the genre. For all libraries.
Author Information
Max Leonard is a writer and amateur cyclist. He has written for Esquire, Monocle, Rouler, Daily Telegraph, Rapha and others and is the author of the City Cycling Europe guides. He has never knowingly come first--or last--in anything.
