Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape: The Remarkable Life of Jacques Anquetil, the First Five-Times Winner of the Tour de France

by Paul Howard

Book Overview

Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape is the astonishing biography of French cycling star Jacques Anquetil. For the first time since his death in 1987, it reveals the extraordinary truth behind the legend, the man and the cyclist.

His list of 'firsts' alone makes him worthy of a place in the cycling pantheon: the first man to win the Tour de France five times; the first man to win all three grand tours - the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910948004
• ISBN13: 9781910948002
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 7.7"