Tour de France: The Golden Age 1940’s -1970’s

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“Eagle of Toledo” and “The Cannibal,” “The Angel of the Mountains” and “Leatherhead.” A sporting event where the heroes earn nicknames like these will have to be incredibly powerful and alluring. The names reflect the nearly mythical air of mystery surrounding the Tour de France. The men who bore these monikers, Federico Bahamontes and Eddy Merckx, Charly Gaul and Jean Robic, are only one of the protagonists representing the golden era of cycling who appear on this wonderful coffee table book. We see them on their legendary mountain stages, marked by inhuman strain and exertion, and as victors on the finish line, relieved and feted by cheering crowds. As appealing as these pictures from the 1940’s to the 1970’s are, a few of their charm comes from the abnormal detail that makes a latest viewer smile: the leather helmet Jean Robic wore (ergo “Leatherhead”), or cyclists repairing and inflating tires themselves. Especially impressive are the photo series of epic duels, such as the only between Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor. Whether color or black and white, the photographs on this volume have a very special patina that allows the reader to revel within the greatest moments of a race that has enthralled millions of people since 1903.

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