The Works
La Vie Velominatus. It is the life we, as Velominati, lead. It is life as a disciple of cycling, of the greater meaning the bike holds and the lessons it teaches us. Along the path, one of our great duties is the wholesale consumption of the great Works related to our sport. From periodicals to books to films, herin lies the list of works considered to be necessary reading and viewing for any Velominatus who wishes to further understand our craft.
All works in this list have been read or viewed by The Keepers or have been recommended by one of our community members; if it is included herein, you can be certain that The Work speaks to the greater meaning of La Vie Velominatus that we pursue. Please feel free to add your own recommendations and we will make sure to update the list as we become aware of more great Works.
The Texts
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Rouleur (Periodical)
While pricey by periodical standards, Rouleur is also immaculately curated and written; the entire Rouleur project is founded on everything that makes a velominatus what we are. From guest articles by the likes of Robert Millar, to interviews with Chris Boardman on the selection of Royce hubs for his Hour Record attempt, to a two-part series on how to properly select and mount your tubular tires.
Rouleur is an absolute must-read for any Velominatus.
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Tomorrow, We Ride
Jean Bobet
Perhaps the single most inspirational work on what it means to love the bicycle, Jean Bobet takes us on a journey of life as a scholar and professional cyclist alongside his famous brother, Louison, who won the Tour de France three times. It is a book about his life as a cyclist and a passion for cycling that goes beyond careers and racing results. In some places historical, in others touching, while in others is downright funny. But mostly, it’s about a love for a cycling life.
Paperback: 179 pages, Publisher: Mousehold Press (September 3, 2008), ISBN-10: 187473951X, ISBN-13: 978-1874739517
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We Were Young and Carefree
Laurent Fignon
The late and honored Professeur writes an amazing memoir of his life as a professional cyclist. Unapologetic and brutally honest, this book takes us through the highest high and lowest lows of a career better remembered for losing the Tour by eight seconds than he is for winning it twice. The pages are lined with unforgettable anecdotes, from racing bikes alongside The Badger and Greg LeMond, to mentoring the great Gianni Bugno, to the befuddlement of the Old Guard as EPO entered the peloton in the early nineties.
Paperback: 304 pages, Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press (July 5, 2010), Language: English, ISBN-10: 0224083198, ISBN-13: 978-0224083195
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Le Metier
Michael Barry
Le Métier (the craft) is something just this side of an addiction. Barry beautifully describes the struggle and agony inherent in professional cycling; he portrays a miserable existence, saved only by the fact that these select few are permitted to make a living doing something they love, even if le métier is a far cry from what drew them to the sport in the first place.
*Synopsis by Steampunk.
Hardcover: 204 pages, Publisher: Rouleur Ltd (April 2010), Language: English, ISBN: TBD
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A Dog in a Hat
Joe Parkin
While it covers the same subject matter as Rough Ride – of a young neo-pro learning the ropes of the peloton, including the dark depths of drug use – A Dog in a Hat is an uplifting tale by a rider clearly in love with the sport and everything that comes with it. With none of the bitterness of the story of Rough Ride, Joe Parkin acquaints us with life as a professional in Belgium with grace, humor, and, above all, honesty.
Paperback: 205 pages, Publisher: VeloPress (September 1, 2008), Language: English, ISBN-10: 1934030260, ISBN-13: 978-1934030264
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The Rider
Tim Krabbe
“To say that the race is the metaphor for life is to miss the point. The race is everything. It obliterates whatever isn’t racing. Life is the metaphor for the race.”
Paperback: 160 pages, Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (June 12, 2003), Language: English, ISBN-10: 1582342903, ISBN-13: 978-1582342900
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Need for the Bike
Paul Fournel
While the cover and the pages within contain various Rule violations, the passion and attention to the little things that make a Velominatus can’t be ignored. The book consists of short passages, each discussing a different, fundamental aspect of cycling. Not about racing, this book is about passion for the sport at a recreational level.
Paperback: 150 pages, Publisher: Bison Books (September 1, 2003), Language: English, ISBN-10: 0803269099, ISBN-13: 978-0803269095
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Slaying the Badger
Richard Moore
The easy-going, trusting, and entitled personality of Greg LeMond clashed with the brash, take-what-you-can, aggressive personality of Bernard Hinault during the 1986 Tour de France, resulting in one of the greatest editions of the race. The race was fought not only on the roads of France, but through a psychological battle that was sparked not just in 1985 as is widely accepted, but the day the two met on the Renault team in the winter of 1980/1981.
Paperback: 304 pages, Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press (May 26, 2011), Language: English, ISBN-10: 9780224082907, ISBN-13: 0224082906
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Paris-Roubaix, A Journey Through Hell
Philippe Bouvet
Simply stunning is this book. If you have a soft spot for L’Enfer du Nord, you must own this. You can almost taste the mud in your teeth and feel the pain in your bones as the riders rattle over the stones. As much a great history of the race as it is visually striking. A tribute fit for the Queen.
Hardcover: 223 pages, Publisher: VeloPress (September 1, 2007), Language: English, ISBN-10: 1934030090, ISBN-13: 978-1934030097
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Intimate Portrait of the Tour De France: Masters and Slaves of the Road
Philippe Brunel
The photos in this book will draw you in, but eventually you’re bound to discover that the pages of this immaculate work are filled with reverent prose that can be read and re-read. The book covers many of the greatest legends of our sport both on and off the bike and contains some of the most recognizable photos of our sport. It appears out of print, but is still available on the second-hand market.
Paperback: 156 pages, Publisher: Buonpane Pubns, Language: English, ISBN-10: 0964983508, ISBN-13: 978-0964983502
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This what happens when you put a real writer in a following car. Robin Magowan is an excellent writer of prose and poetry and he records one Tour de France from the road, not from a press room. This is the Tour of Thevenet and Maertens, it’s the post-Merckx era. I have a copy to loan but owning this would be a wise investment. It’s excellent.
Hardcover: 203 pages, Publisher: Stanley Paul, London, (1979), Velopress 2nd edition (May 1996), Language: English, ISBN-10: 1884737137, ISBN-13: 978-1884737138
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The Death of Marco Pantani
Matt Rendell
Fans of Il Pirata may have a hard time reading this studiously researched and compelling biography of one of the legends of our sport. It paints no pretty pictures and dons no kid gloves as it chronicles Marco’s life in detail. Nor does it serve as a muckraking exposé into the rise and fall of this great athlete. Rendell’s work serves as, what The Independent aptly called, an ambivalent tribute. From his upbringing in Cesenatico, to his first races as a promising youth rider, to his storied 1998 season, to his descent into addiction and self-loathing, Rendell captures the passion, athleticism, and complexities of Pantani’s too-short life. If you’re a fan of Il Pirata who is hesitant to read this book for fear of your Pantani bubble being burst, we challenge you to read it anyway. The Keeper who wrote this review came away with an even deeper appreciation, respect, and compassion for the man in spite of having to read about some of the darkest places a Cyclist can go.
Copyright 2006, 323 pages, Phoenix Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-7538-2203-6
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Rouleur Photography Annuals
There is no more photogenic sport than cycling. A big call, yes, but one that is supported by the consistently stunning examples offered every year by Rouleur Magazine’s Photo Annual. And of course, their fine writers aren’t entirely forgotten, with typically verbose text accompanying each photographer’s contibution.
Publisher: Rouleur Ltd. ISBN: 9780956423306 Hard or Soft cover available.
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The Escape Artist
Matt Seaton
“A beautifully written book which depicts the struggle between a fulfilling home life and a satisfying bike life. Seaton manages to describe the skill, drama, speed and pain of cycle racing as well as giving the book a very personal feel.” *Synopsis by Dexter.
Pages: 192 ISBN 13: 9781841151045 ISBN 10: 1941151041
Publisher: Harper Collins Date: 2/06 2003 Sub-title of Text: Life From The Saddle
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Road Racing Technique and Training
Bernard Hinault and Claude Genzling
Many of us had our first introduction to The Craft through Greg LeMond’s Complete Book of Cycling. But where did LeMan acquire his wisdom? Possibly from The Badger himself. Bernard gives the fundamentals on how to destroy opponents as well as properly adjust the seatpost.
Beautifully translated from French, the Cyclist is frequently referred to as “the organism”. Sadly, there is no chapter on punching out French protesters who dare to block a race course.
*Synopsis by @fignon’s barber.
Paperback: 208 pages, Publisher: Vitesse Press (31 Dec 1994), Language: English, ISBN-10: 0941950131, ISBN-13: 978-0941950138
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The Films
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Road to Roubaix
Masterlink Films
This film holds an important place in every Velominatus’ Roubaix Sunday Ritual, which should include riding over the worst roads in your neighborhood, watching the race, and watching this movie.
This film is not a race video; this film is a tribute to everything that is beautiful and brutal about the Spring Classics. The incredible cinematography is paired to rider interviews so intimate, you simultaneously worship and pity these hard men. An absolute must-see for any rider who loves the classics.
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Stars and Watercarriers/The Impossible Hour
Jørgen Leth
This is a double-feature DVD containing two classics, Stars and Watercarriers and The Impossible Hour. Both narrated by the Dane Jørgen Leth, these films are an entirely unique take on this amazing sport of ours. The scenes of the riders carrying out their work and preparing for races are the stuff that inspire us to enter La Vie Velominatus. Stars and Watercarriers takes us through the Giro d’Italia where Merckx dominates the race, and The Impossible Hour covers Ole Ritter’s attempt to reclaim the Hour held by Merckx.
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La Course en Tete/The Greatest Show on Earth
Joel Santoni
La Course en Tete is perhaps the most iconic cycling film of all time; anyone wishing to better know The Cannibal is obliged to start here. Following him at the height of his career, this film reflects the man training, at the table with his family, and dominating races. No other rider compares to The Prophet, and no other film is a more suitable reflection of his career.
The Greatest Show on Earth shows us why the Giro is better than the Tour, as we follow Merckx through the ’74 edition, which he struggled to win by a mere 12 seconds.
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A Sunday in Hell
Jørgen Leth
Another classic Leth work, this film moves at a pace that dramatically contrasts the chaos of the race itself. A Sunday in Hell documents what it takes to race the hardest of the classics by following the hardest of the hardmen during the golden era of the race: Merckx, de Vlaeminck, and Marten.
Only Leth would include the scenes for the Velominatus such as the one at the neutralized zone where Merckx borrows a rival team’s spanner to adjust his saddle a trifle.
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Breaking Away
Peter Yates
This is easily one of the greatest ‘Hollywood’ films featuring cycling. Even other cyclists who may not have heard of the 1979 Oscar winner for Best Screenplay seem perplexed and unable to grasp the concept of a teen coming-of-age film featuring that rarity of Hollywood filmdom, a *gasp* cyclist.
And that’s all that Breaking Away is. It’s not a cycling film, not a fly-on-the-wall doco like A Sunday In Hell or Hell On Wheels. In fact it’s completely bereft of hell in any form. It’s heaven, sometimes on wheels, sometimes in Mike’s Buick, sometimes in the swimming hole at the old abandoned limestone quarry.
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The Flying Scotsman
Douglas Mackinnon
Graeme Obree holds a hallowed place in cycling, this film puts into sharp relief what kind of personality it takes to turn the entire world of cycling on it’s head and claim one of the most honored and difficult records in our sport.
This film is based on Obree’s autobiography. Unlike most other films made from books; Obree himself was involved in this project and even built a replica of his the bike he had built to carry his inventive aerodynamic position. This tale is tragic and triumphant all at once. It also demonstrates that Scottish is basically it’s own language; American’s will need to pour themselves an ale in order to have any hope of understanding the dialog.
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Overcoming (2005)
Directed by Tomas Gislason
“Unlike the recent HTC-Columbia feature-length advert, Overcoming truly gives the feeling of life in a Pro Team. It’s also the only film (of a genre) where the extras are as good as the movie, and it only serves to make us love Jens even more (if that were possible!).”
*(Synopsis by Jake Scott)
@marko
that video is incredible marko, it’s a bit late to the party but that is just something else
@all
Just went over to Amazon to order some of the Works. Thanks to all the Velominati that have searched/bought the Works over the years. After searching for the first Work, all the others were listed in the “Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought” section.
Jut finished reading the Fignon book. Excellent. Very frank and honest. Clearly Fignon didn’t lack self-belief or confidence, but one gets that his 8 sec loss to Lemond was a greater psychological blow than he admits. The details of the racing life he reveals are fascinating: Kelly was super-trustworthy, the Columbians smuggled coke in their bikes, the god-like status of Hinault. He does, however, maintain the code of omerta and doesn’t give out names of the dopers (or suspected dopers) he encountered. I suppose at the time of writing most, if not all had retired, and why go there?
If there is one central fact that is ever present, it is that Fignon and his contemporaries (eg Kelly) were the last class of rider who were still basically honest. Sure, amphetamines etc were taken but the big names still won the big races. The results from the early 90s onwards tell a different story as the big names were getting shellacked by lesser riders. Tales of high jinks and a more casual attitude to racing also show that things were very different back then. (eg Hinault and the Renault team getting shit-faced and having to race the next day. Can’t see that happening today.) Highly recommended.
FRONK! Quick, you must have pissed the VMH off somehow as I just saw the entire Rouleur collection on ebay, issues 1-25, listed for sale from someone in WA State. Better quick stop the auction before you lose your collection!
:)
BTW, could be a great way to get the collection for anyone looking. Curious to see how much it goes for. I am just missing two issues, so not QUITE worth it for me.
@Buck Rogers
Not me; I’m missing issue +1, which is a tragedy beyond articulation. Forget World Hunger…
@Buck Rogers
Great, thanks, now I’m gonna buy something else I can’t afford!
Anyone seen this yet? Preliminary reviews look exciting…
@frank
Just started reading this last night. Already excellent! Also see from an older post that you’ve read Slaying the Badger. Cannot wait to read that. I really have to buy it ASAP!
Have to give a big kudos to Rouleur. They accidentally sent me the wrong bundle package that came in the mail two days ago. I wrote them an email, explaining that I had received the wrong bundle, with my original receipt showing this to be the case. They just replied today saying that they had sent out the correct bundle yesterday and that to keep the bundle I had received by their mistake, free of charge. Talk about outstanding customer service! Man, I hope that they mess up my next order, too!
You probobly already know about this but for those few who don’t
http://www.prendas.co.uk/details.asp?ID=2979
Les mémoires du peloton 2012 Calendar
theres a review of it on road.cc looks like a good one for the workshop.
I’ve just received my amazon introductory package to the Works. The 7-11 book, Paris-Roubaix, Dog in a Hat, Cycling Snob (on a whim, i dunno) and Road to Roubaix. Pretty good start for a nub…?
Once a lurker now a poster i guess. Cheers.
@Rookie_Roubaix
Very nice! You have a great selection there.
@Rookie_Roubaix
Also would suggest Fignon’s book “We Were Young and Carefree” for your next order.
@marko
Reading it currently. Great stuff so far. This team and this era were what really cemented a love of bicycle racing in my heart and mind.
I still remember getting in big trouble from Mom as a kid for calling the Velonews 900 number day after day during the tour to get results. I’d love to say I didn’t know each call was 99 cents a minute, but the truth is I didn’t care… I had to know how the racing went down and couldn’t wait for the weekend recap on American TV’s “Wide world of Sports”.
Great memories.
@ChrisO
Never got a chance to see the Doc but the book was great reading. I’ll have to admit that reading his description of the color of the bike didn’t leave an impressive image in my mind. The blue color that he describes has never been a favorite, but then I think the point of the book and of his adventure is that he is building “his” bike the way he wants and for him it is perfection.
The book is much more than just about his build though, he provides great history throughout the story and incredible detail on both the brands and products that he chose for his “Little Queen”. One of my favorite aspects of the book are the numerous quotes about the culture of bicycling and how it changed the world.
I think it’s worth a read… after all, when has a movie or TV show ever been better than the original book?
Also recently picked up “The Belgian Hammer” by Daniel Lee. It’s about the next generation of young American riders training and racing in Europe. Got a few books ahead of it in the cue though….
@Rookie_Roubaix
Great work, mate. I echo @Buck Rogers and recommend We Were Young and Carefree. Also Slaying the Badger and, my favorite, Tomorrow, We Ride.
Happy reading!
A good reason to learn German:
@frank
Seconded.
By the by, I don’t know if this qualifies as a “Work,” but I’ve been enjoying the occasional writings at these two blogs:
http://ilchatdelgiorno.wordpress.com/
http://le-grimpeur.net/
The former for its irreverence and humor; the latter for its quality of prose and thought-provoking analysis.
@Steampunk
@frank
@Jeff in PetroMetro
Looks like Le Metier will mine! Just got an email from Mike Barry Sr. It’s gonna cost me about 50$ but I’ve been looking around for it for over a month. It’s damn near like a white stag at this point.
@RedRanger
Like, Michael Barry’s dad? Awesome!
@Jeff in PetroMetro
Yup. From his bike shop.
@frank
Yes, absolutely! How could I forget Tomorrow We Ride. Absolutely charming and full of the V essence. I STILL have not read Slaying the Badger and it is killing me! I really need to read it ASAP!
@RedRanger
Mate, congrats. Cool as hell to get it from Padre Barry.
Like I said before, not really a book for reading cover to cover; it’s a piece to enjoy with a bottle of (Nebiolo) wine and appreciated as such. Don’t slam it; sip it and enjoy. This is the work of a velomiatus.
So, I have a question. With the weather turning inclement, with the job going to shit (requiring longer hours in the office, and less time on the bike) I’ve been spending a lot of time on my turbo trainer, usually late at night. With that, I’ve had to dig deep…. deep into my DVD collection to try and stave off the mind-numbingly boring chill of 1 hour 40 minutes in the shed at 10pm… with condensation dripping off the walls, the ceiling, the handlebars.
So, I’m watching ‘A Sunday in Hell’. I’ve watched it, like thirty times. BUT, last thursday, I actually watch it through to the end (Session 12 on my programme, 10 minute warm-up, 10 four minute intervals at XXXw, with 1 minute rest in between, then a warm down)… so: isn’t it brilliant that Marc Demeyer wins the Paris-Roubaix in 1976, he’s Belgian and all… What worries me, and where my question comes from, is this:
How come, when he’s on the podium, his Flandria jersey has the rainbow stripes at the collar, he’s NEVER won the world championships? I’m QUITE sensitive to this right now, as a whole BUNCH of people who play GOLF or go YACHTING are asking me who ‘Cav’ is, and whether or not he’s worthy of SPOTY 2012 (use Google)
I THOUGHT that you could only have the rainbow bands on your kit if you’ve won the World Champs. How come, when he gets on the podium, he’s wearing the Bands at his collar of his Flandria jersey (awesome jersey, btw)?…. is it because it was supposed to be Freddie Maertens, or is it because that tradition didn’t exist back in 1976? Grateful for any thoughts.
It is REALLY irritating me.
Confused, from London (and sweaty)
Making my way through Fignon’s book I am convinced now that there has never been nor will there ever be a tougher, grittier cyclist than Hinault. Legend.
@frank
@Buck Rogers
Thanks for the rec’s. I am about 1/4 through dog in a hat and very much enjoying it.
@roadslave
Re DeMeyer: I think it was part of the Flandria kit that year. Far be it from me to criticize a winner of Paris-Roubaix, but seems to me to be a violation of Rule #16 and the UCI’s rules on wearing the stripes.
@roadslave
Wow, great pick up and great question. I have no idea of the answer but would wont when they instituted the tradition of only past winners wearing the bands.
Check out WCP DVDs for the trainer. I ride the trainer way too much and always watch them. I think that I have over thirty of them now.
@Buck Rogers
Last post should say, “would wonder” not would won’t. Sorry about that.
Another vote for “Tomorrow, We Ride” as a favorite. Excellent cycling book, but it is so much more.
It’s possible DeMeyer was an amateur World Champion, but it might also be that the Flandria team adopted the rainbow bands after Maertens’ 1976 Worlds victory – the current rules on the use of the bands didn’t come in until the late 90s (possibly early 2000s?). Until then it was common to see riders who had won track, TT or CX titles wear the colours in road races, leading to the situation where there could be 20 or so riders in them in any event, which devalued them in the eyes of the UCI. You will notice that Roger de Vlaeminck wears them in many photos, and his only world titles were won in cyclo-cross.
@Oli
Excellent. Just one of the many reasons I love this site. So many people that at least sound convincing when they say stuff!
Just kidding. Oli, et al, your cycling knowledge is awesome!
not sure where this should be, but what do we think of ‘The Sufferfest’ videos? on one hand it seems they are the epitome of self indulgence in thinking that you’ riding with the pro’s but they’re undoubtedly a good training tool and possibly worthy of a place among the works?
I am a bit upset that today’s federal holiday is delaying the arrival of my copy of Le Metier.
it has arrived, with a special surprise.
Just reading the Bradley Wiggins Autobiography – what a top chap he is – I liked him before, if nothing else because he is so fickin odd, but reading about his past and his attitude, I really rather love him now
Not excitingly written so far, but rather endearing
Also reading Team Sky story – pretty interesting, if rather dull in style – best read in chunks rather than whole way in one sitting
@Sam
I’ve just picked up a couple of the Sufferfest videos for my roller sessions, Downward Spiral and Hell Hath No Fury. While I’d say their great for training to, I’m not sure that they represent “necessary… …viewing for any Velominatus who wishes to further understand our craft”.
There isn’t really any depth of knowledge contained within them, more that they provide suitable footage to take your mind from the pain and monotony of the rollers/trainer and most importantly, tell you when to speed up or slow down.
@roadslave
When Cav’s WC jersey was first photographed by Tim De Waele it violated many UCI rules.You can read about it in Gerard Vroomen’s blog
http://gerard.cc/2011/09/29/cyclings-next-controversy/
Compare the Cav’s jersey photos to Thor’s and you will see why?
http://www.tdwsport.com/imagedesk/reportages.php?item=2&year=2011&step=showrep&repID=20113336
@RedRanger
Missed this post. YOU LUCKY DOG!!! Beautiful! Finished the read a week ago or so. Such a wonderful tome for the V within us.
Finished “The Rider” by Tim Krabbe’ a couple of weeks ago and I have to say that if you have not read it, go buy it at once. Never before, in my experience, has a cycling read ever captured racing the way this book does. All are excellent on the list, but this one nails the racer and the mindset perfectly.
One caveat, though: If you never raced, I am not sure if you will get the same feel out of it. Once I finished, I was blown away and went to my VMH (who does not ride) and was about to tell her she had to read it at once and then it struck me that it would actually not help in my trying to bring her to the Dark Side at all. The novel would most likely seem like it was written in a foreign language and just would disappoint her, and then me because she did not get it.
The whole of Page 60, at least in my copy, was just unbelievably perfect. The passage about the girl fan who was cheering the race. Just perfect.
If you have not read it, do yourself a favor and read it.
@Buck Rogers
I agree, totally. His writing is fantastic; “allez la douze…”
@Buck Rogers
I read it before I had raced and loved it. It was recommended to me by a friend who wasn’t even into cycling (he is now).
If the web had been around in 1976, Krabbé might have started a blog. I’m glad he wrote that book instead.
I read it again a few weeks ago. It’s perfect for a 5 hour plane flight.
@Buck Rogers
Absolutely fantastic book – I couldn’t agree more. However, I prefer the passage about the other girl:
(ugh… I should learn how to type properly. It’s “zijn gemaakt”, of course.)
@Bintang
Ohhh, yeah, you got me there. Where’s the ‘terp when you need them?
Yeah, I couldn’t resist quoting in Dutch. It’s from the passage on the criterium (a few lines before he reaches 36 km).
@Bintang
The 36km section has one of the many lines that I underlined in the book (which, normally, I never do): “I may not take from Kleber what he values so highly: the right to imagine the admiration in my eyes.” Such great writing.
And your quoted section is quite nice imagery as well!
Just like in a dream,
Fluid Gliding Thrust,
the Revolutions equating to Time and Distance,
Exertion released from the force of Gravity,
Energy as a Classic Symbol,
Pain as an Icon
Sat in the kitchen, wrapping presents whilst watching Stars and Water Carriers. The segment on Ole Ritter’s time trial, pure fucking poetry. Jørgen Leth’s words are so well considered and crafted at the best of times, you could manage without the film, but but this is sublime. Surely this was lifted from the ancient texts.
some LeMans love: