John Wilcockson's World of Cycling
- ISBN-10
- 1884737773
- ISBN-13
- 9781884737770
- Category
- Bicycle racing
- Pages
- 326
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-01
- Publisher
- VeloPress
- Authors
- John Wilcockson, Greg LeMond
Description
Collects twenty of the Tour de France cyclist's favorite stories in a treasury that brings readers around the world and highlights such events as the dramatic victories of Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong. Reprint.
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