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The Beautiful Race: The Story of the Giro d'Italia [Hardcover] O'Brien, Colin
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- Condition
- MPN
- 1681776642
- Brand
- Pegasus Books
- Style
- ABIS_BOOK
- ISBN
- 9781681776644
- Book Title
- Beautiful Race : the Story of the Giro D'italia
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Cycling, General, History
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 15.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 239 Pages
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A celebration of the Giro d'Italia in all its kaleidoscopic glory after more than one-hundred stagings of this glorious race. Born out of tumult in 1909, the Giro d'Italia helped unite a divided Italy. Since then, it has reflected it's home country--the Giro's capricious and unpredictable nature matches the passions and extremes of Italy itself. A desperately hard race through a stunning landscape, the Giro has bred characters and stories that dramatize the shifting culture and society of its home. There was Alfonsina Strada, who cropped her hair and raced against the men in 1924, or Ottavio Bottecchia, expected to challenge for the winner's "Maglia Rosa," the famed pink jersey, in 1928, until he was killed on a training ride--most likely by Mussolini's Black Shirts. And what would a book about the Giro d'Italia be without Fausto Coppi, the metropolitan playboy with amphetamines in his veins, guided by a mystic blind masseur, who seemed to glide up the peaks. But let us not forget his arch rival Gino Bartali--humble, pious and brave. It recently emerged that he smuggled papers for persecuted Jewish Italians. Then there is the Giro's most tragic hero, Marco Pantani, born to climb but fated to lose. Halted only by World Wars, the Giro has been contested for over a century, and The Beautiful Race is a richly written celebration of this legendary race.
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Publisher
Pegasus Books
ISBN-10
1681776642
ISBN-13
9781681776644
eBay Product ID (ePID)
241143340
Product Key Features
Book Title
Beautiful Race : the Story of the Giro D'italia
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Cycling, General, History
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
239 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv1049.2.G57o24 2018
Reviews
The Giro and Italy, Italy and the Giro: this book helps to explain how each has helped shape the other. An excellent introduction to the history of the Giro and all that it means to Italy and cycling., O'Brien wonderfully captures the colorful characters and landscapes that have shaped a century of Italy's national cycling race. An excellent, detailed narrative that expertly places the Giro within the context of modern Italian history.
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2017-278611
Dewey Decimal
796.62/0945
Dewey Edition
23
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