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Outdoor pursuits
Tour De France: the Complete Illustrated History
By Marguerite Lazell
Hardback
Published 11-Apr-2013
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Plots the evolution of Tour de France, covering every Tour up to the milestone 100th running of the race in 2013. This title features legends such as Jacques Anquetil, Eddie Merckx, Miguel Indurain, seven-time winner Lance Armstrong and the new generation of riders such as Alberto Contador and British heroes Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish.
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Tour De France ... to the Bitter End
By ed Richard Nelsson
Paperback
Published 28-Jun-2012
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Having started in 1903 as a publicity stunt for an ailing French newspaper, the Tour de France is now the world's greatest sporting spectacle. Back then, cyclists raced alone through the night, sometimes at the risk of being beaten up.
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Bradley Wiggins: My Time
By Bradley Wiggins
Hardback
Published 08-Nov-2012
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On 22 July 2012 Bradley Wiggins became the first British man ever to win the Tour de France. Ten days later, having swapped his yellow jersey for the colours of Team GB, he won Olympic gold in the time trial, adding to his previous six medals to become the nation's most decorated Olympian of all time. This book tells his story.
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Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike
By William Fotheringham
Hardback
Published 22-Mar-2012
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Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to football: quite simply, the best there has ever been. Throughout his professional career Merckx amassed an astonishing 445 victories. This title presents story of a man whose fear of failure would drive him to reach the highest pinnacles before ultimately destroying him.
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Secret Race
By Tyler Hamilton
Hardback
Published 11-Sep-2012
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The riveting, news-breaking story of former Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Tour de France rider Tyler Hamilton, who takes us deep inside the secret world of professional cycling, his years as Lance Armstrong's teammate, and what it took to win - no matter the cost.
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Mountains of the Mind
By Robert Macfarlane
Paperback
Published 01-Jul-2008
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Why do so many feel compelled to risk their lives climbing mountains? During the climbing season, one person a day dies in the Alps, and more people die climbing in this season in Scotland than they do on the roads. This title pursues an investigation into our responses to mountains, and how these have changed over the last few centuries.
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Echoes
By Nick Bullock
Hardback
Published 03-Sep-2012
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Nick Bullock was a prison officer working in a maximum-security jail with some of Britain's most notorious criminals. Trapped in a world of aggression and fear, he felt frustrated and alone. Then he discovered the mountains. This book presents a compelling exploration of freedom - and what it means to live life on your own terms.
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100 Greatest Cycling Climbs
By Simon Warren
Paperback
Published 03-Jun-2010
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A pocket-sized guide for road cyclists of all abilities.
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Everest 1953
By Mick Conefrey
Hardback
Published 18-Oct-2012
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Discover one of Britain's greatest triumphs, drawing on never-before-seen diaries and exclusive interviews.
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Into the Silence
By Wade Davis
Hardback
Published 06-Oct-2011
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Of the twenty-six British climbers who, on three expeditions (1921-24), walked 400 miles off the map to find and assault the highest mountain on Earth, all had endured the slaughter. This title asks not whether George Mallory was the first to reach the summit of Everest, but rather why he kept on climbing on that fateful day.
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