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Tomorrow, We Ride
Jean Bobet
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Description for Tomorrow, We Ride
Paperback. An account of the lives of the Bobet brothers - Louison, triple Tour de France winner and Jean who gave up an academic career to ride in the service of his brother. This story brings alive the romance of the great races and star riders of those post war days whose exploits lifted the public spirit after years of conflict and economic hardship. Translator(s): Berry, Adam. Num Pages: 179 pages, 16 b&w images. BIC Classification: WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310. 179 pages, 16 b&w images. An account of the lives of the Bobet brothers - Louison, triple Tour de France winner and Jean who gave up an academic career to ride in the service of his brother. This story brings alive the romance of the great races and star riders of those post war days whose exploits lifted the public spirit after years of conflict and economic hardship. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WSQ. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 13. Weight: 332. Translator(s): Berry, Adam.
Tomorrow we ride. that's what my brother Louison and I used to say as we arranged to meet: every day while we were racing cyclists, and then just on Sundays when we weren't competing any more. We kept on riding until the end of his life, because even then - especially then, perhaps - we always understood each other best on bikes. We had always needed a bike beneath us. In the words of the song, we took the high road and the low road: in cycling, the glory days always have less glorious ones on their tail. Thanks to ... Read more
Tomorrow we ride. that's what my brother Louison and I used to say as we arranged to meet: every day while we were racing cyclists, and then just on Sundays when we weren't competing any more. We kept on riding until the end of his life, because even then - especially then, perhaps - we always understood each other best on bikes. We had always needed a bike beneath us. In the words of the song, we took the high road and the low road: in cycling, the glory days always have less glorious ones on their tail. Thanks to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Mousehold Press
Number of pages
179
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
179
Place of Publication
Norwich, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781874739517
SKU
V9781874739517
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Reviews for Tomorrow, We Ride
A moving account of how two lowly Breton 'ploucs' upheld French honour during an era of great champions, epic Alpine battles, and the hard realities of postwar Europe. Luke Edwardes-Evans, Cycle Sport; His story is of courage and disappointment, of highs and of lows and of two young Breton brothers who set out together on a road to ... Read more