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The greatest cycling novel ever writtenBicycling Terry Davenport is nearly washed up. After a career of good but never great bicycle racing in Europe, he is past his prime, and given lately to chasing women rather than leading the pack through the Alps. He contemplates how he might find a comfortable retirement, and is wallowing in an existential crisis. But his final Tour de Francewhich he rides only as a favor to his young protege, to pace him through the early stagesdevelops by a series of accidents into the chance of a lifetime. And though Davenport is old, he is wily and tough and fearless. His arduous, painful, heroic performance in the face of impossible odds is unforgettable. A sports thrillerwith stunning descriptions of competitive cyclingand a keen meditation on mortality, The Yellow Jersey is an extraordinary novel. Note this edition was revised and updated by the author in 2003.
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