Vuelta skelter : riding the remarkable 1941 tour of Spain
Moore, Tim, 1964-2021
Books, Manuscripts
Tim Moore completes his epic (and ill-advised) trilogy of cycling's Grand Tours. Julian Berrendero's victory in the 1941 Vuelta a Espana was an extraordinary exercise in sporting redemption: the Spanish cyclist had just spent 18 months in Franco's concentration camps, punishment for expressing Republican sympathies during the civil war. 79 years later, perennially over-ambitious cyclo-adventurer Tim Moore developed a fascination with Berrendero's story, and having borrowed an old road bike with the great man's name plastered all over it, set off to retrace the 4,409km route of his 1941 triumph - In the midst of a global pandemic. What follows is a tale of brutal heat and lonely roads, of glory, humiliation, and then a bit more humiliation.
Main title:
Author:
Moore, Tim, 1964-, author
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2021.
Collation:
325 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781787333055 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.620946796.62 MOR
Language:
English
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BRN:
3142343