Bicycle Racing in the Age of Anquetil
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THE HORTON COLLECTION Bicycle Racing in SHOULDER the Age of Anquetil TOSHOULDER Copyright © 2015 by Shelly and Brett Horton All rights reserved. Printed in Korea. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic or photocopy or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations within critical articles and reviews. 3002 Sterling Circle, Suite 100 • Boulder, Colorado 80301-2338 USA (303) 440-0601 • Fax (303) 444-6788 • E-mail [email protected] Distributed in the United States and Canada by Ingram Publisher Services A Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-1-937715-36-6 For information on purchasing VeloPress books, please call (800) 811-4210, ext. 2138, or visit www.velopress.com. This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Photo retouching by Elizabeth Riley Design by Vicki Hopewell 15 16 17 / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 nnn On the cover: Jacques Anquetil and Rick van Looy, 1963 Tour of Sardinia Anquetil and Van Looy share a light moment during stage 3 FIRST EDITION This first edition includes a limited run of 200 hardbound copies in custom slipcases, numbered and signed by the authors, and 26 hardbound copies in custom slipcases, lettered A to Z, signed by the authors, each containing an original pre–World War II racing photograph. 5 Jacques Anquetil nnn 1959 Paris–Roubaix Monsieur Chrono brings his celebrated time trial form to the spring classic 76 Jacques Anquetil nnn 1962 Tour de France A portrait of the champion 95 Liberia-Grammont Team nnn 1962 Circuit des Boucles de la Seine A variation on today’s “sticky bottle” method of pushing a rider back to the front 59 Tom Simpson and Gastone Nencini nnn 1962 Four Days of Dunkirk Pre-race portrait 12 Midstage Refreshment nnn 1961 Giro d’Italia Riders make an opportunistic grab for drinks along the route Sports / Cycling $16.95 Following a long postwar recovery, bicycle racing burst into the modern era with the arrival of Jacques Anquetil, a mercurial athlete who forever changed the face of his sport. With higher speeds, bigger fields, and sleeker equipment, cycling set new records, and new heroes emerged. Shoulder to Shoulder presents a collection of carefully restored and exceedingly rare images drawn from the Anquetil years, when cycling suddenly adopted a fresh, modern look. Includes original photographs of Rik van Looy, Raymond Poulidor, Tom Simpson, Jean Graczyk, Rudi Altig, Joe de Roo, Federico Bahamontes, Jean Stablinski, and many more. www.velopress.com.