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Shoulder to Shoulder: Bicycle Racing in the Age of Anquetil
The Horton Collection
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Description for Shoulder to Shoulder: Bicycle Racing in the Age of Anquetil
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; WSBX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 280 x 16. Weight in Grams: 530.
With a comb in his pocket, his glamorous blonde wife by his side, and an unyielding will backed by blazing speed, Jacques Anquetil became cycling's leading ambassador as the sport left behind the post-war era of Fausto Coppi to embrace the promise of the freewheeling sixties. Shoulder to Shoulder ushers us into the zenith of Anquetil's career with a fully restored collection of rare and valuable photographs. With the methodical son of Normandy in the lead, cycling's professional peloton races through Europe's capital cities and up its mountainous pathways, laying a path to a cosmopolitan era ... Read more
With a comb in his pocket, his glamorous blonde wife by his side, and an unyielding will backed by blazing speed, Jacques Anquetil became cycling's leading ambassador as the sport left behind the post-war era of Fausto Coppi to embrace the promise of the freewheeling sixties. Shoulder to Shoulder ushers us into the zenith of Anquetil's career with a fully restored collection of rare and valuable photographs. With the methodical son of Normandy in the lead, cycling's professional peloton races through Europe's capital cities and up its mountainous pathways, laying a path to a cosmopolitan era ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
VeloPress
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
530g
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Boulder, United States
ISBN
9781937715366
SKU
V9781937715366
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About The Horton Collection
The Horton Collection is one of the world's finest collections of cycling memorabilia. Over the course of twenty-five years Shelly and Brett Horton have amassed an unprecedented 15,000 objects and 170,000 original vintage photographs. Their passion for the sport and its legacy have led them to the world's greatest races, and many of the sport's living legends have entrusted their ... Read more
Reviews for Shoulder to Shoulder: Bicycle Racing in the Age of Anquetil
Showcasing the rise of a generation of cycling superstars, Shoulder to Shoulder explores the peak years of Jacques Anquetil's career with a restored collection of rare photographs. - VeloNews magazine The Horton Collection's lastest masterpiece... is no chronological time lapse of Anquetil's career and adversaries. The array of photos is more musical, more sweeping. And ... Read more