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Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy by Tim Moore (Paperback, 2015)
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With a permanent smile on your face UK Press Syndication . Short Title Gironimo! Moore lives in London with his wife and three children, and still wears those welding goggles at Christmas. 'Bill Bryson on two wheels' IndependentA 3,162 km race.
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The author of the bestselling French Revolutions does Italy - cycling the course of the 1914 Giro d'Italia on a wooden bike. 'Bill Bryson on two wheels' Independent A 3,162 km race. A 48-year-old man. A 100-year-old bike. Made mostly of wood. That he built himself. Tim Moore sets off to recreate the most appalling bike race of all time. The notorious 1914 Giro d'Italia was an ordeal of 400-kilometre stages, cataclysmic night storms and relentless sabotage - all on a diet of raw eggs and red wine. Of the 81 who rolled out of Milan, only eight made it back. Committed to total authenticity, Tim acquires the ruined husk of a gearless, wooden-wheeled 1914 road bike with wine corks for brakes, some maps and an alarming period outfit topped off with a pair of blue-lensed welding goggles. From the Alps to the Adriatic the pair relive the bike race in all its misery and glory, on an adventure that is by turns bold, beautiful and recklessly incompetent.Product Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780224100151
eBay Product ID (ePID)213035145
Product Key Features
Book TitleGironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
AuthorTim Moore
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
GenreSports
Number of Pages368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight317g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorTim Moore
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 04 Jul, 2018
Interesting, conveys how hard it was then and also funny.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 04 Jul, 2019
Excellent book
Great story of a grand tour from 100 years ago.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
