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Book Title
North Wind in Your Spokes : a Novel of the Tour De France
Publication Name
North Wind in Your Spokes
Title
North Wind in Your Spokes
Subtitle
A Novel of the Tone of France
Author
Hans Blickensdorfer
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
1891369180
EAN
9781891369186
ISBN
9781891369186
Publisher
Breakaway Books
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Fiction
Topic
Action & Adventure, Running & Jogging
Release Date
01/06/2000
Release Year
2000
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
235mm
Item Length
159mm
Item Width
32mm
Item Weight
544g
Publication Year
2000

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The special appeal of this story lies in its simplicity and naturalness, with which Blickensdörfer connects fiction and authenticity. What I like is the roughness of the language his people use, and in which he narrates. The filth comes through-in the peloton, and in bed. And the sun comes through-between the spokes and in the head. In this book something unbelievable has been rendered believable.- Stuttgarter Nachrichten (Stuttgart Evening Post) Excerpt: As they came out of the woods, they pedaled through a shimmering wall of heat into the barren roughness of the mountain side; it seemed a glowing staircase without steps. The field tore apart in many spots, and Lemaire disappeared from Bud's rear wheel. Two Spaniards pushed past him, thin-legged mountain fleas who had less than 130 pounds to force uphill and who were still riding at an easy cadence, as if the road were level. Bud too shifted back, but he was still in a high gear. It cost energy but covered more distance, and after every switchback, his team lost three or four riders. He was in the group out front, and halfway up the mountain there were twenty men left. In the front positions gleamed Antonelli's yellow jersey, and he had three teammates with him. He has strong helpers, Bud thought. Merlin was riding close behind Antonelli, but no other blue Valetta team jersey accompanied him. The second blue jersey in the top group was Bud's. Four kilometers below the summit he recognized the spot where yesterday he had turned around to get rid of the tiresome cars. But he also remembered how hunger had seized him, and he took a few cubes of sugar and a rice cake from his jersey pocket. Only ten men were left in the front group. The tempo was set by the two Spaniards; again and again they tried to detach themselves with short sprints. But this was the meeting of the strong. Only in the rear groups did such explosive spurts still have an effect. Before the last kilometer below the summit they lost a Belgian and one of Antonelli's domestiques. The others stayed together but didn't speed up as the two mountain fleas started their sprint to win the mountain points. They were ahead by 150 feet, and on the downhill stretch allowed the others

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Publisher
Breakaway Books
ISBN-10
1891369180
ISBN-13
9781891369186
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1628759

Product Key Features

Book Title
North Wind in Your Spokes : a Novel of the Tour De France
Author
Hans Blickensdorfer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Action & Adventure, Running & Jogging
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Fiction

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
19.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Copyright Date
1996
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
99-085885
Number of Pages
304 Pages

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