Slaying the Badger LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour De France

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Publisher's Synopsis

Greg LeMond, 'L'Americain': fresh-faced, prodigious newcomer. This is supposed to be his year.

Bernard Hinault, 'The Badger': aggressive, headstrong, five-time winner of the Tour. He has pledged his unwavering support to his team mate, LeMond.

The team is everything in cycling, so the world watches, stunned, as LeMond and Hinault's explosive rivalry plays out over three high-octane weeks. Slaying the Badger relives the adrenaline and agony as LeMond battles to become the first American to win the Tour, with the Badger relentlessly on the attack.

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About the Publisher

Yellow Jersey Press

Yellow Jersey Press, launched in 1998, is a sports publisher with a literary edge. It is home to titles from some of sport's greatest heroes, like Frank Bruno, Diego Maradona and Seve Ballesteros, and some of sport's greatest writers including William Fotheringham, Gary Imlach, Paul Kimmage and H.G. Bissinger. It is the publisher of four winners of the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year award, including the 2011 winner, A Life Too Short, by Ronald Reng.

Book information

ISBN: 9780224082914
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
Pub date:
Edition: New Edition
DEWEY: 796.620922
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 306
Weight: 236g
Height: 197mm
Width: 133mm
Spine width: 21mm