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A historical novel

Previously a lecturer in Latin and Greek literature at the University of Reading, Graeme Fife is a writer and broadcaster who has written for BBC Radio and the World Service, as well as numerous articles for magazines and national newspapers. He is the author of eight books, including Tour de France: The History, the Legend, the Riders. Peter Drinkell is a photographer, filmmaker and sports therapist based in London.

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With tales of great solo rides, amazing fortitude, terrible misfortune and triumph, this title offers an account of this extraordinary competition. It sets the 2011 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, stretching back to July 1903.

Racing cyclists all ride the same frail machine and all are equal before the demands of the road. Drawing on exclusive interviews and personal acquaintance with some of the best riders to have raced on the continent, as well as mechanics and team-support crew, Inside the Peloton is a vivid portrait of the complex character of cycle racing.

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A powerful and frightening account - based on fresh research and eye-witness accounts - of the great Terror that swept France after the Revolution of 1789. From early 1793 to the summer of 1794, the young French Republic was subject to a reign of institutionalised terror which grew ever more bloodthirsty and paranoid in its actions. Personified by Robespierre and the 'Angel of Death', Saint-Just, the Terror convulsed and very nearly ruined Fra...

Why does cycling inspire such passion? From the bestselling author of Tour de France, and rippling with wit and energy, comes this celebration of the bicycle: the joy, the adventure and the good times and bad times associated with it.