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With a comb in his pocket, his glamorous blonde wife by his side, and an unyielding will backed by blazing speed, Jacques Anquetil became cycling''s leading ambassador as the sport left behind the post-war era of Fausto Coppi to embrace the promise of the freewheeling sixties. Shoulder to Shoulder ushers us into the zenith of Anquetil''s career with a fully restored collection of rare and valuable photographs. With the methodical son of Normandy in the lead, cycling''s professional peloton races through Europe''s capital cities and up its mountainous pathways, laying a path to a cosmopolitan era of unlimited possibilities. Presenting more than 100 brilliant imagesmost unseen since their original publication in the magazines and newspapers of the dayShoulder to Shoulder showcases the rise of a generation of cycling superstars whose gutsy riding and easy style founded the modern era of professional bike racing. Great names in these pages include Rik van Looy, Tom Simpson, Raymond Poulido

Shoulder to Shoulder

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    Publisher: VeloPress
    Publication Date: 12/17/2015
    ISBN13: 9781937715366, 978-1937715366
    ISBN10: 1937715361

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

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    With a comb in his pocket, his glamorous blonde wife by his side, and an unyielding will backed by blazing speed, Jacques Anquetil became cycling''s leading ambassador as the sport left behind the post-war era of Fausto Coppi to embrace the promise of the freewheeling sixties. Shoulder to Shoulder ushers us into the zenith of Anquetil''s career with a fully restored collection of rare and valuable photographs. With the methodical son of Normandy in the lead, cycling''s professional peloton races through Europe''s capital cities and up its mountainous pathways, laying a path to a cosmopolitan era of unlimited possibilities. Presenting more than 100 brilliant imagesmost unseen since their original publication in the magazines and newspapers of the dayShoulder to Shoulder showcases the rise of a generation of cycling superstars whose gutsy riding and easy style founded the modern era of professional bike racing. Great names in these pages include Rik van Looy, Tom Simpson, Raymond Poulido

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