Chasing the rainbow : the story of road cycling's World Championships
Belbin, Giles2017
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Chasing the Rainbow tells the history of both the men's and women's road World Cycling Championships, recounting the untold stories of one of cycling's greatest prizes. Packed with exclusive rider interviews with previous champions, including Stephen Roche, Cadel Evans and Nicole Cooke, to name just a few, this book features chapters based around each decade of the championship's history, focusing on the major stories and most important details of all the races held.Chasing the Rainbow recounts the famous routes, momentous victories and the characters, climbs, and of course, the riders behind the infamous pursuit for one of road cycling's greatest prizes: the Rainbow Jersey.Giles Belbin has conducted exclusive interviews with a whole host of Champions from the Tour's illustrious past, including: Oscar Frieire; Marianne Vos; Marcel Kint; Nicole Cooke; Yvonne Reynders; Keetie Van Oosten-Hage; Barry Hoban; Felice Gimondi; Mandy Jones; Stephen Roche; Catharine Marsal and Cadel Evans.
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London : Aurum Press / The Quarto Group, 2017.
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303 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781781316313
Dewey class:
796.626
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English
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BRN:
310481
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Leisure | 796.626 BEL | Available |