{"product_id":"anquetil-alone-the-legend-of-the-controversial-tour-de-france-champion-9781781257326","title":"Anquetil, Alone: The Legend of the Controversial Tour de France Champion","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Sports Book Awards 2018 for Biography of the Year and Cycling Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThere are things he does alone, and things that he alone does.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJacques Anquetil was a cyclist with an aristocratic demeanor and a relaxed attitude to rules and morals. His womanising and frank admissions of doping appalled 1960s French society, even as his five Tour de France wins enthralled it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Fournel was besotted with him from the start (\"Too young to understand, I was nevertheless old enough to admire\") and followed Anquetil's career with the passion of a fan and the eye of a poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this stunningly original biography of a complex and divisive character, Fournel - author of the seminal \u003ci\u003eV lo\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eNeed for the Bike\u003c\/i\u003e)- blends the story of Anquetil's life with scenes from his own, to create a classic of cycling literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ips - Profile Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781257326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Paul Fournel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067738325173,"sku":"9781781257326","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_252d1c76-dc35-4faf-824f-3d0ddc7f56bd.jpg?v=1690864384","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/anquetil-alone-the-legend-of-the-controversial-tour-de-france-champion-9781781257326","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}