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The Official Encyclopedia of the Yellow Jersey: 100 Years of the Yellow Jersey
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'Équipe journalists Philippe Bouvet and Frédérique 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'Équipe (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, Eugène Christophe, to the 2018 Tour de France and yellow jersey winner, Geraint Thomas
The perfect guide for all those with a passion for sport.
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'Équipe journalists Philippe Bouvet and Frédérique 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'Équipe (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, Eugène Christophe, to the 2018 Tour de France and yellow jersey winner, Geraint Thomas
The perfect guide for all those with a passion for sport.
272 pages, Hardcover
Published July 11, 2019
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May 23, 2020
Tahle kniha mi prisla dobra, je to historie vitezu a pribehu Stare damy. Skoda, ze se nekterym epickym bitvam a titanum jako byli Merxs, Indurian, Bartalli nevenovala vice. Chybel mi popis ikonickych kopcu.
February 2, 2025
Awesome book with lots of cool stories and beautiful photos.
One guy dislocated his shoulder whilst wearing the yellow, but kept riding. He couldn’t even reach behind in his pocket for food, so he had a team mate feed him. Unfortunately he didn’t wheel the yellow jersey. (1983, Pascal Simon)
One guy dislocated his shoulder whilst wearing the yellow, but kept riding. He couldn’t even reach behind in his pocket for food, so he had a team mate feed him. Unfortunately he didn’t wheel the yellow jersey. (1983, Pascal Simon)
June 1, 2021
Milovnici cyklistiky si prijdou na sve. Pri poslechu mi misty prislo, ze jde spise o encyklopedii.
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