Leonard, Max,

Lanterne rouge : the last man in the Tour de France / Max Leonard. - First Pegasus books hardcover edition. - 264 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.

Issoire -- The first last man -- The survivor -- The yellow jersey -- The rebel -- The debutant -- The escape artist -- The domestique -- The showman -- The maverick -- The fall guy -- The sprinter -- The brothers -- Saint-Flour -- Lanternes rouges, from 1903 to 2013.

Shares the lesser-known stories of last-place finishers in the Tour de France, recounting the inspirational and occasionally absurd events that shaped their efforts.

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Tour de France (Bicycle race)--Anecdotes.
Tour de France (Bicycle race)


Cycling--History.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Cycling.
Cycling.
20151031 NEW LIST.


Anecdotes.
History.
Anecdotes.
History.

GV1049.2.T68 / L46 2015

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