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Reading the Race: Bike Racing from Inside the Peloton Jamie Smith, contributions by Chris Horner

Reading the Race: Bike Racing from Inside the Peloton
Jamie Smith, contributions by Chris Horner


 

The Tour de France is so difficult to win that for a century it has been tradition for the champion to share the winnings with his teammates. This acknowledgment of the value of team strategy and tactics is commonplace at the top level of cycling, where it is all about teamwork. This title offers a veteran's eye view of how the race can be won.