Tour Fever: The Armchair Cyclist's Guide to the Tour de France

By J.P. Partland

Even couch potatoes can become experts on the Tour de France with this comprehensive, user-friendly guide that includes the history, strategy, stages, scoring and stars of this annual highlight in the sporting calendar. Readers can learn about: team strategies, how the tour is scored,what the different coloured jerseys mean, the characteristics of a racer, how riders eat, drink and answer the call of nature without getting off their bikes, and how to follow the tour online, on TV, in the papers or in person.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399532552
• ISBN13: 9780399532559
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher