Slaying the Badger: LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France
May 2011 · Random House
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Greg LeMond, 'L'Americain': fresh-faced, prodigious newcomer. This is supposed to be his year.
Bernard Hinault, 'The Badger': aggressive, headstrong, five-time winner of the Tour. He has pledged his unwavering support to his team mate, LeMond.
The team is everything in cycling, so the world watches, stunned, as LeMond and Hinault's explosive rivalry plays out over three high-octane weeks. Slaying the Badger relives the adrenaline and agony as LeMond battles to become the first American to win the Tour, with the Badger relentlessly on the attack.
Includes brand new material for the paperback.
Bernard Hinault, 'The Badger': aggressive, headstrong, five-time winner of the Tour. He has pledged his unwavering support to his team mate, LeMond.
The team is everything in cycling, so the world watches, stunned, as LeMond and Hinault's explosive rivalry plays out over three high-octane weeks. Slaying the Badger relives the adrenaline and agony as LeMond battles to become the first American to win the Tour, with the Badger relentlessly on the attack.
Includes brand new material for the paperback.
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4.6
32 reviews
Andrew Head
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October 1, 2019
Amazing read. This was the first tour I watched on channel 4 as a 13 year old and was instantly hooked. 33 years later and I have never missed one. This story takes me back and has answered so many questions.....I think. Must buy for all cycling fans.
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Simon Adams
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March 18, 2020
Amazing - I remember watching it on tv as it happened, reading this brought it all back, like it was happening again. Top read.
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John Downing
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July 1, 2016
A superb book that really puts you in to the heart of a titanic battle between two of the greats. Highly recommended.
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About the author
Richard Moore is a freelance journalist and author. His first book, In Search of Robert Millar, won Best Biography at the 2008 British Sports Book Awards. His second book, Heroes, Villains & Velodromes, was long-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. He writes on cycling and sport and is a regular contributor to the Guardian, Sky Sports and The Scotsman. He is also a former racing cyclist who represented Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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