The Call of the Road

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Chris Sidwells. The Call of the Road

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1

Call of the Road

2

The First Road Races

3

The Tour is Born

4

Racing Into the Sky

5

Growing the Roots of Tradition

6

The Freelancers

7

Rainbow, Yellow, Pink and Polka-dot

8

Women’s Road Racing

9

Behind the Iron Curtain

10

The Great British Anomaly

11

Brentry, Britain Joins Cycling’s EU

12

Time Lords and Ladies

13

D is for Domestique

14

E is for Echelon

15

Round the Houses

16

Aussie Roules

17

American Flyers

18

The Greatest

19

Dark Side of the Road

PICTURE SECTION

INDEX

Acknowledgements

About the Author

ALSO BY CHRIS SIDWELLS

About the Publisher

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‘An intriguing read for almost any reader, not only those who are interested in cycling’

Tuam Herald

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At last the stage is his, and depending on how much his attack has gained, the Tour de France might be too. Across the line, under the banner; a salute, two hands off the handlebars, but only briefly – he’s given too much for joy to sustain him any longer. He falls into the arms of a team helper, a carer who has waited with colleagues from other teams, all looking for their man. They are the confessors of cycling, the first person a rider sees after a race, the person to whom they confide their unmitigated joy, or their disappointment, before they tone either down and put on a different face for the press and other team personnel.

That’s road racing at its highest level: a sensory feast; a battle, raw and beautiful. It can even be noble at times, but it’s always intensely human. This book tells its story, good and bad, from the first ever road race to road racing today, and seeks to explain its language and the way it works.

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