The Badger. Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling|William Fotheringham|Inglés|9780224092050|Libros de Ruta

The Badger. Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling

Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion.

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Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion.
In The Badger, bestselling author William Fotheringham finally gets to the bottom of this fascinating character and explores the reasons why France, the nation that considers itself cycling's home, has found it so hard to produce a successor. Hinault was the last "old-school" champion: a larger-than-life character from a working-class background, capable of winning on all terrains, in major Tours and one-day Classics. Nicknamed "The Badger" for his combative style, he led a cyclists' strike in his first Tour and instigated a legendary punch-up with demonstrators in 1982 while in the middle of a race. Hinault's battles with teammates Laurent Fignon and Greg LeMond provide some of the greatest moments in Tour history, and here they are made vivid once again.

Autor/a: William Fotheringham
Editorial: Yellow Jersey
ISBN: 978-0224092050
Páginas: 384
Formato: Rústica
Fecha publicación: 12/05/2016
Lengua: Inglés

William Fotheringham es un periodista especializado en ciclismo y rugby que escribe para el The Guardian y The Observer. Fue ciclista de competición, fundó las revistas Procycling y Cycle Sport y ha cubierto más de veinte Tours de Francia. Entre sus libros de éxito se encuentran Fallen Angel, Roule Britannia, y Put Me Back on My Bike, biografía que la revista Velo calificó como «la mejor biografía ciclista jamás escrita». Su única obra publicada en España era La pasión de Fausto Coppi hasta la publicación de Merckx. Mitad hombre, mitad máquina. Reside en Herefordshire con su esposa y sus dos hijos.