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The Beautiful Machine: A Life in Cycling, from Tour de France to Cinder Hill
Graeme Fife
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Description for The Beautiful Machine: A Life in Cycling, from Tour de France to Cinder Hill
hardcover. It was on a bike that Fife visited a girlfriend in France, who introduced him to French cycling journalism. Since then, the passion has seeded books, articles, epic rides, acquaintance with some of the most illustrious men in cycling. This book explores the experiences, on, round, with, via and about the beautiful machine. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp colour and b/w. BIC Classification: WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 598.
Graeme Fife has been riding a bike since he discovered, aged five, that escaping from home on two wheels was a lot faster and took him a lot farther than was possible on foot. He soon allied love of what was, admittedly, quite a humble version of the beautiful machine - a solid-tyred, overweight rattler - with a tenacious grip on independence. It was on a bike that Fife visited a girlfriend in France, who introduced him not only to raclette and the Tour de France but also to French cycling journalism. Since then, the passion has seeded books, articles, ... Read more
Graeme Fife has been riding a bike since he discovered, aged five, that escaping from home on two wheels was a lot faster and took him a lot farther than was possible on foot. He soon allied love of what was, admittedly, quite a humble version of the beautiful machine - a solid-tyred, overweight rattler - with a tenacious grip on independence. It was on a bike that Fife visited a girlfriend in France, who introduced him not only to raclette and the Tour de France but also to French cycling journalism. Since then, the passion has seeded books, articles, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845962418
SKU
V9781845962418
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-48
About Graeme Fife
Graeme Fife is a full-time writer with several books published in the UK and the USA. A keen cyclist, he has ridden all the celebrated cols of Tour legend. He is also the author of the bestselling Tour de France and Inside the Peloton.
Reviews for The Beautiful Machine: A Life in Cycling, from Tour de France to Cinder Hill
"An excellent read, not only for cyclists, but for anyone looking for an inspiring perspective on life, love, travel, history and other spiritual and worldly things" The London Cyclist