· The Giro is arguably the most brutal of the Grand Tours, and it began in style. At midnight on eighty-one starters were waved . · Moore recounts his unique Italian adventure in “Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible Tour of Italy” (Pegasus Books), which he admits was an oftentimes humbling experience. “When you’re riding along on an ancient bike you are a heroic figure, but if you get off and push the bike up a large hill you are immediately a hateful, pathetic failure,” he says. Title: Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible Tour of Italy. Authors: Moore, Tim. Weight: Gms. Condition: Good. Publish Date: 01/05//5(4).
The Giro d'Italia was the most difficult bike race in history; 81 riders started and only eight finished. NowTim Moore is going to attempt it himself, and he's committed to total authenticity. Twelve years after Tim Moore toiled around the route of the Tour de France, he senses his achievement being undermined by the truth about "Horrid. A 3, km race. A year-old man. A year-old bike. Made mostly of wood. That he built himself. Tim Moore sets off to recreate the most appalling bike race of all time. The notorious Giro d'Italia was an ordeal of kilometre stages, cataclysmic night storms and relentless sabotage - all on a diet of raw eggs and red wine. This item: Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible Tour of Italy. by Tim Moore Paperback. $ Usually ships within 2 to 3 days. Ships from and sold by Book Depository CA. French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France. by Tim Moore Paperback. $
Title: Gironimo!: Riding the Very Terrible Tour of Italy. Authors: Moore, Tim. Weight: Gms. Condition: Good. Publish Date: 01/05/ On the BBC you'll read that Moore set "his sights on Italy by cycling the course of the Giro d'Italia on a mainly wooden bike that he built himself. the Giro D'Italia is renouned as the toughest cycling race in history. So naturally, 48 year old writer Tim Moore decided to recreate this gruelling Tour in period costume and on a year.
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