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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading
The must-have encyclopedia for all Tour de France fans. Celebrating
the centenary of cycling's most iconic award, The Official
Encyclopedia of the Yellow Jersey is a visually stunning and
comprehensive look at all the wearers of the 'maillot jaune'. In
this book, acclaimed L'Equipe journalists Philippe Bouvet and
Frederique Galametz bring to life the 100-year history of
spectacular sporting achievement, covering incredible stories from
the 'Hall of Fame' including five-time winner Miguel Indurain, and
statistics on the yellow jersey, the 266 race leaders who have worn
it and much more. This book includes: - A preface from 11-time
Grand Tour winner, Eddy Merckx - A look at the rise of the British
reign since 2012, with Wiggins, Froome and Thomas - All the
official statistics established by L'Equipe (the no.1 French sports
newspaper) and used by the Tour de France, from the yellow jersey
winners by country, to the 'National Firsts' - the first riders
from each nation to wear the yellow jersey - Photographs and
biographies of all the successive yellow jersey wearers over the
past 100 years, from the first wearer, Eugene Christophe, to the
2018 Tour de France and yellow jersey winner, Geraint Thomas The
perfect guide for all those with a passion for sport.
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