Higher calling: road cycling's obsession with the mountains
Auteur :
Leonard, Max
Éditeur :
Vintage Publishing
ISBN :
9780224100380
Date de publication :
25 mai 2017
Dimensions :
22,2 x 14,4 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
477 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why do road cyclists go to the mountains? Blending adventure and travel writing with the rich narrative of pro racing, Max Leonard takes the reader from the battles that created the Alpine roads to the shepherds tending their flocks on the peaks, and to a Grand Tour climax on the `highest road in Europe'.