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Special Edition Box Set celebrating the 100th Edition of the Tour De France. Includes book, prints & special printed posters and collectibles within a sealed box. Brand New, Still Sealed

Brand new box set (sealed) celebrating the 100th Edition of the Tour de France and containing a book filled with an illustrated history of the Tour and containing pouches in each section packed with "treasures" of Le Tour de France. The box set also includes four vintage 10" x 8" prints of the race. Published in 2013 by Carlton Books. An ideal gift for the cycling enthusiast

Le Tour de France: The Official Treasures combines a written history and a living museum exhibit. The carefully researched historical text on the Tour weaves its way through the pages, while simultaneously showing why it is such a compelling annual event. Uniquely, this book contains superb items of removable facsimile memorabilia plus photographs - some never seen before - that not only bring the text to life, but show other personal items from long-forgotten tours. You can learn why a rider screamed "Murderers!!" at the organisers; how fans wait for the publicity caravan almost as eagerly as the riders, the evolution of the coloured jerseys and the stories behind the memorabilia. This is the perfect celebration of the world's toughest test of cycling endurance.

The authors:

1. Serge Laget has followed the Tour since 1954 when, aged seven, he watched the peloton ride through his native Cévennes region of Southern France. As a journalist, he has covered the race for L'Équipe - France's leading sports newspaper - for more than 30 years and also written numerous Tour-related books
2. Luke Edwardes-Evans, a cycling journalist for more than 20 years - with "Cycling Weekly", "Winning Bicycle Racing Illustrated" and "Cycle Sport." He has also edited dozens of Tour race guides. As a fan, he has cycled up many of the Tour's legendary mountain passes in the Alps and Pyrenees

3. Andy McGrath is a staff writer for Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport magazines. He has covered the Tour de France, Tour of Italy, and the sport's big one-day Classics

Contents:
Foreword by Bernard Hinault

The Greatest Race in the World

Part 1. The History of the Tour
Cycle Racing before the Tour

First Edition (1903)

Father of the Tour

The Early Years (1904-09)

Into the High Mountains (1910-14)

The 1920s (1919-29)

The 1930s Revolution (1929-39)

Wartime Hiatus (1940-47)

Italian Dominance (1948-52)
The Bobet Era (1953-56)

The Anquetil Era (1957-68)

The Mercx Era (1969-74)

The Thévenet Era (1975-77)

The Hinault Era (1978-85)

The LeMond Era (1983-90)

The Indurain Era (1991-98)

The Armstrong Era (1999-2005)

The Era of Zero Tolerance (2006-08)

Worlds Collide (2009-12)

The 100th Edition of the Tour

Part 2. Winners and Champions

The Story of the Yellow Jersey

King of the Mountains

The Story of the Green Jersey

The Story of the White Jersey

Other Tour de France Jerseys

Part 3: Customs and Traditions
Le Grand Départ

The Great Climbs

Just About the Bikes

Time Trials