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Three Weeks, Eight Seconds: Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de...
by Tassell, Nige | HC | Good
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781643130231
- Book Title
- Three Weeks, Eight Seconds : Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour De France of 1989
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Cycling, General, History
- Item Weight
- 14.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 248 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pegasus Books
ISBN-10
1643130234
ISBN-13
9781643130231
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038515892
Product Key Features
Book Title
Three Weeks, Eight Seconds : Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour De France of 1989
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Cycling, General, History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
14.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-278428
Reviews
A well-written, engaging account of a historic race won by the greatest American cyclist of all time.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
796.6/2
Synopsis
"I was convinced deep inside that I could not lose. I could not see how it could happen."--Laurent Fignon "I didn't think. I just rode."--Greg LeMond For a race as long as the mighty Tour (three weeks of testing the limits of human endurance), to have the ultimate victory decided by a margin of just eight seconds almost boggles the mind. But that's exactly what happened between American legend Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. And he did it on the final stage, as the two sprinted through down the Champs Elysees. After more than 2,000 miles in the saddle, it remains the smallest margin of victory in the Tour's 100+ year history. But as dramatic as that Sunday afternoon on the streets of Paris was, the race wasn't just about that one time-trial. During the previous fortnight, the leader's yellow jersey had swapped back and forth between LeMond and Fignon in a titanic struggle for supremacy, a battle with more twists and turns than an Alpine mountain pass. At no point during the entire three weeks were the pair separated by more than 53 seconds, a razor thin margin between ultimate triumph or agonizing torment. And all this despite LeMond's body still carrying more than 30 shotgun pellets after a shooting accident. In Three Weeks, Eight Seconds , Nige Tassell brings one of cycling's most astonishing stories to life, examining that extraordinary race in all its multifaceted glory, complete with fresh first-hand testimony, including exclusive new insight from Team LeMond, Pedro Delgado, Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche, Bjarne Riis, Andy Hampsten, Raul Alcala, Charly Mottet, Sean Yates and many more., The gripping story of the greatest race in cycling history, when Greg LeMond cinched victory by a mere eight seconds. "I was convinced deep inside that I could not lose. I could not see how it could happen." --Laurent Fignon "I didn't think. I just rode." --Greg LeMond For a race as long as the mighty Tour (three weeks of testing the limits of human endurance), to have the ultimate victory decided by a margin of just eight seconds almost boggles the mind. But that's exactly what happened between American legend Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. And LeMond did it on the final stage, as the two sprinted through down the Champs Elysees. It remains the smallest margin of victory in the Tour's 100+ year history. But as dramatic as that Sunday afternoon was, the race wasn't just about that one time-trial. The leader's yellow jersey had swapped back and forth between LeMond and Fignon in a titanic struggle for supremacy, a battle with more twists and turns than an Alpine mountain pass. At no point during the entire three weeks were the pair separated by more than 53 seconds, a razor thin margin between ultimate triumph or agonizing torment. And all this despite LeMond's body still carrying more than 30 shotgun pellets after a shooting accident. Three Weeks, Eight Seconds brings one of cycling's most astonishing stories to life, examining that extraordinary race in all its multifaceted glory., The gripping story of the greatest race in cycling history, when Greg LeMond cinched victory by a mere eight seconds.
LC Classification Number
GV1049.2.T68T38 2019
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