Kings of the Mountains tells the amazing and little-known story of how an impoverished, politically turbulent Latin American country produced a breed of cyclist capable of taking on the world's best - in the 2002 Tour de France the top Colombian rider Santiago Botero beat even the great Lance Armstrong to win the time trial.
Language
English
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Aurum Press
Release
January 01, 2003
ISBN
1854109111
ISBN 13
9781854109118
Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's History
Kings of the Mountains tells the amazing and little-known story of how an impoverished, politically turbulent Latin American country produced a breed of cyclist capable of taking on the world's best - in the 2002 Tour de France the top Colombian rider Santiago Botero beat even the great Lance Armstrong to win the time trial.