Colombia Es Pasion!: The Generation of Racing Cyclists Who Changed Their Nation and the Tour de France

by Matt Rendell

Book Overview

By winning the 2019 Tour de France, Egan Bernal became the race's youngest champion in 110 years, and the first from the South American nation of Colombia. His victory brought decades of national yearning to fruition, and capped the achievements of a golden generation of Colombian cyclists.

For, in the years before Egan's victory, Nairo Quintana won the Tours of Italy and Spain, even coming within 72 seconds of winning the Tour. Rigoberto...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474609724
• ISBN13: 9781474609722
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"