Olejar Books

Few sporting contests have roused such blind passions and filthy suspicions as the Tour de France. From Lance Armstrong´s incredible comeback from cancer, to Tom Simpson´s death on the slopes of Mont Ventoux, the Tour has been the stage for some of sport´s most monumental triumphs and the scene of some of its darkest hours. Since Maurice Garin´s inaugural victory in 1903, hundreds of thousands of kilometres have been covered in pursuit of the yellow jersey - cycling´s holy grail - and few have been without incident or drama. Blazing Saddles is a no-holds-barred look at the wheeling and dealing, the rivalries and controversies that have given the century-old race its unique colour. Matt Rendell´s vivid and entertaining narrative chronologically combines the Tour´s golden legends with tales from its dark side, capturing the capture the indomitable, inimitable spirit of the world´s greatest race.