Publisher's Synopsis
One of sport's toughest ordeals, the three-week Tour de France sees riders pitted against all kinds of terrain and weather in unrelenting competition with their rivals. In this updated edition, Fife sets the 2008 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, which began in July 1903. Combining meticulous research with a fast-paced narrative style, Fife penetrates the mystique of the race and paints a colorful picture of the men whose exploits have given the Tour an enduring, universal appeal.
