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Gironimo! Tim Moore

Gironimo! By Tim Moore

Gironimo! by Tim Moore


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Summary

Tim Moore sets out to cycle the route of the first race. On a 100-year-old bike. That he built himself. The Giro is arguably the most brutal of the Grand Tours, and it began in style. This book tells the story of this historic race, as well as the travails of a middle-aged man cycling up a lot of mountains on a mainly wooden bicycle.

Gironimo! Summary

Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy by Tim Moore

On the eve of the Giro d'Italia's 100th anniversary, Tim Moore sets out to cycle the route of the first race, all 3,162 km of it. On a 100-year-old bike. That he built himself. The Giro is arguably the most brutal of the Grand Tours, and it began in style. At midnight on 24 May 1914 eighty-one starters were waved off by 10,000 spectators for this first circuit of Italy. Two weeks later, after enduring cataclysmic storms, roads strewn with nails, even the loss of an eye by one competitor, eight cyclists finished. Tim hadn't done any significant cycling for twelve years, but taking on the 1914 Giro was a compelling challenge. To make it more authentic, he decided to do it on a 1914 bike, which, unburdened by relevant experience, he needed to assemble from a stack of rusty parts in a Breton farmer's barn. Fuelled by Chianti, wearing period leather goggles and a woollen cycling shirt, and with the winner of the 1914 Giro's diary as his trusty companion, Tim sets off to tell the story of this historic race, as well as the travails of a middle-aged man cycling up a lot of mountains on a mainly wooden bicycle.

Gironimo! Reviews

"A considerable achievement" -- Duncan Craig * Lonely Planet Traveller *
"Painfully funny" -- Tim Dowling * Week *
"A wonderfully written, extremely funny book... You read Gironimo! with a permanent smile on your face" * UK Press Syndication *
"A superbly funny read" * Cycling Weekly *
"Readers of Moore's French Revolutions will not be disappointed by this hilariously painful, and poignant, adventure" -- Anna Carey * Irish Times *

About Tim Moore

Tim Moore's writing has appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Observer, the Sunday Times and Esquire. He is the author of Gironimo!, French Revolutions, Do Not Pass Go, Spanish Steps, Nul Points, I Believe In Yesterday and You Are Awful (But I Like You). He lives in London.

Additional information

GOR005659188
9780224092074
0224092073
Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy by Tim Moore
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
2014-05-01
368
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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