The invisible mile
Coventry, David, 1969-2017
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Based on a true story, 'The Invisible Mile' tells the poignant story of five Australian and New Zealand cyclists who in 1928 formed the first English-speaking team to ride in the Tour de France. The novel describes in a wonderful poetic and visceral voice what it was like to ride in this race (the chaos, danger and rivalries), the extraordinary lengths to which the riders pushed themselves, suffering horrific injuries, riding through the night in pitch dark, and the ways they staved off the pain, through camaraderie, through sexual conquest, through drink, and through drugs.
Main title:
The invisible mile / David Coventry.
Author:
Coventry, David, 1969-, author
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2017.
Collation:
309 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2015.
Awards:
Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction
ISBN:
9781509822935 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2225508