书目

Cyclopedia:It'sAllAbouttheBike

内容简介

Theworldofcyclingisaveritabletreasuretrovereadytobeplunderedandin"Cyclopedia,"renownedtwo-wheeledaficionado,WilliamFotheringham,delvesdeeptounearthsome24-caratbikebooty.Thisessentialbookisamiscellanyoffacts,figures,interestingsnippetsandquirkycharactersfromtheworldofcycling.IttellsyoueverythingyoucouldeverwanttoknowaboutthebicyclefromthehistoryoftheTourdeFrancetoChrisHoy'sdominanceoftheBeijingVelodromeviatheoriginsoftheubiquitousquickreleasesystemandthedietthatpoweredGraemeObreetotheworldhourrecord-marmaladeandcornflakes."Cyclopedia"hasallthegear,theequipment,theraces,thechases,thefaces,theplaces,thedrugs,thesexandthescandalstoconvertanyamateurcyclistintoafully-fledgedBMXbandit.

作者简介

WilliamFotheringhamwritesfortheGuardianandObserveroncyclingandrugby.Heistheauthorofthebestsellingcyclingclassic,thebiographyofTomSimpson,PutMeBackonMyBike,aswellasRouleBritannia:AHistoryofBritonsintheTourdeFrance.Hismostrecentbook,FallenAngel:ThePassionofFaustoCoppiwaspublishedin2009.

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