Luke Edwardes-Evans

Excellent book to dip in to, well-chosen photos on every page conveying the history, drama, and personalities of the race. With podium stats from each year plus sections on so many of the details (the climbs, the bikes, the merch), it’s well worth having the book at your side as you watch. Fascinating images all through, but especially from the early years: the toughness of the riders is all the more visible when they always have a spare inner tube twisted around their shoulders, or when swigging from glass bottles (of wine maybe?) on their drinks breaks.… (mehr)