Cadel Evans celebrates his 2011 Tour de France victory during Yellow Jersey presentation. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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This is one for hardcore cycling fans. I don’t think you go into reading something like this without already being a bike fan.

Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi is an excellent, short read, takes a broad focus, looking at the life and biking exploits of the great Fausto Coppi. It treats both in equal measure and whilst I personally would have loved more detailed descriptions of the races and equipment, I think those would have been outside the scope of what Fotheringham set out to document.

As one of the rare English language biographical accounts of Coppi’s life that I know of, this is a great read. Fotheringham does an excellent job of describing a legendary character in a level-headed way, never falling in love with his subject, but certainly treating him with deference and, when appropriate, pity.

Coppi’s is an amazing, yet tragic story.

A quote on the back cover “Meticulously researched and lovingly constructed” gives insight into Britain’s most successful Tour de France cyclist that makes for fascinating and compelling reading.

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Former US Postal Team member and “Googler” Dylan Casey speaks about his experience riding the Tour de France (TdF) with the Lance Armstrong and what is involved in competing in a Grand Tour.
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Get this! No races in cycling are more anticipated than the first races of the season. Known as the Spring Classics, these one-day races test cycling’s toughest riders with the worst conditions imaginable; sucking mud, choking dust, leg-numbing drizzle, fanatic spectators and bone-grinding country roads.
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