The numbered order of the twelve racers changes as the bicycle race progresses.

Phillip Host, alchemist and inventor, builds the first nuclear fusion steam driven cycle and his employer tells him the Royal Family expect him to win the Great Bicycle Race from London to South Hampton or the British Empire will fall and the future of Europe will be forever changed. Phillip discovers he must defeat the German champion disgraced, evil, alchemist, Samuel Gesture. Will Britain rule the road just as it once did the waves or will the...

Rusty the bicycle is a lonely old bike that has been left behind by his previous owners. He dreams of racing again like he used to. As new owners take over the garden where Rusty stands, Rusty can only gaze on as he sees Little Tim polishing his very much loved shiny yellow bike ahead of race day. After disaster strikes hours before the big town race, can Rusty help save the day and win the race?

A lively and entertaining history of the riders who have come in last place during the grueling 3,000-mile Tour de France. Froome, Wiggins, and Mercks-we know the winners of the Tour de France, but Lanterne Rouge tells the forgotten, often inspirational, and occasionally absurd stories of the last-placed rider. We learn of stage winners and former yellow jerseys who tasted life at the other end of the bunch, the breakaway leader who stopped for a...

For Paul Howard, who has ridden the entire Tour de France route during the race itself—setting off at 4 am each day to avoid being caught by the pros—riding a small mountain-bike race should hold no fear. Still, this isn’t just any mountain-bike race. This is the Tour Divide.

Running from Banff in Canada to the Mexican border, the Tour Divide is more than 2,700 miles—500 miles longer than the Tour de France. Its...

The first Tour de France was a far cry from the polished international sporting event we see on television today. Organized by the financially free falling L'Auto magazine, the desperate editors thought that organizing a grand cycling tour was the only thing that could save their publication. But in 1903, cyclists weren't enthusiastic about what was pitched to them as a heroic race through roads more suited to hooves than wheels, with bikes weighing...

"When it comes to bicycle races, the Tour de France is likely the first one to come to mind for many people. Considered the most difficult bicycle race-and the most esteemed-this race draws the greatest cyclists from around the world. Featuring captivating photographs and compelling text, this high-interest volume is sure to hold the attention of reluctant and motivated readers alike. Engaging fact boxes and information about well-known athletes make...

Sol and Liz are a couple on the cusp. He's a professional cyclist in the Tour de France, a workhorse but not yet a star. She's a geneticist on the brink of a major discovery, either that or a loss of funding. They've just welcomed their first child into the world, and their bright future lies just before them--if only they can reach out and grab it. But as Liz's research slows, as Sol starts doping, their dreams grow murkier and the risks graver....

The Tour de France is always one of the sporting calendar's most spectacular and dramatic events. But the 1998 Tour provided drama like no other. As the opening stages in Ireland unfolded, the Festina team's soigneur Willy Voet was arrested on the French—Belgian border with a car-load of drugs. Raid after police raid followed, with arrest after arrest hammering the Tour. In protest, there were riders' strikes and go-slows, with several squads withdrawing...

"The 1914 Giro d'Italia : The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders started and only eight finished after enduring cataclysmic storms, roads strewn with nails, and even the loss of an eye by one competitor. And now Tim Moore is going to ride it. And he's committed to total authenticity" --