Vuelta skelter

Tim Moore

Tim Moore completes his epic (and ill-advised) trilogy of cycling's Grand Tours. Julian Berrendero's victory in the 1941 Vuelta a Espana was an extraordinary exercise in sporting redemption: the Spanish cyclist had just spent 18 months in Franco's concentration camps, punishment for expressing Republican sympathies during the civil war. 79 years later, perennially over-ambitious cyclo-adventurer Tim Moore developed a fascination with Berrendero's story, and having borrowed an old road bike with the great man's name plastered all over it, set off to retrace the 4,409km route of his 1941 triumph - In the midst of a global pandemic. What follows is a tale of brutal heat and lonely roads, of glory, humiliation, and then a bit more humiliation.

Author(s): Moore, Tim
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 14/07/2022
Pagination: 325 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Vintage
Published By: Vintage
Book Classification: Biography: sport|c 2020 to c 2029|Social & cultural history|History of sport|Cycling: general & touring|Travel writing
Dimensions: 198x129x20
Weight: 234
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781529113792