RACE FOR MADMEN CL

Initially founded to demonstrate a new British invention-the bicycle-and as a venue to show off the French countryside, the Tour de France continues to exhibit the most extraordinary feats of human endurance from its competitors. Now cyclist and journalist Chris Sidwells brings the Tour to life by pulling back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes battles, tactics, and technology that have played such a large role in the race from its inception.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
A Tours Is Born	p. 1
Growing Pains	p. 21
Into the Hills	p. 35
The Yellow Jersey	p. 47
The First Italian	p. 57
The Rise of Nationalism	p. 73
The Tour at War	p. 89
II Campionissimo	p. 97
The First Hat-Trick	p. 117
Maître Jacques	p. 137
The Return of National Teams	p. 163
Wind and Wildfire	p. 181
The Badger	p. 203
Born in the USA	p. 221
The First to Five in a Row	p. 239
The Day the Tour Nearly Ended	p. 257
Seven for Texas	p. 275
Another Tour, Another Controversy	p. 293
Armstrong's Comeback and Beyond	p. 307
Postscript: Steakgate	p. 319
Afterword	p. 325
Index	p. 331
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