Peter Cossins: 6 books
The Monuments
The Grit and the Glory of Cycling’s Greatest One-day Races
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
The Tour de France may provide the most obvious fame and glory, but it is cycling's one-day tests that the professional riders really prize. Toughest, longest and dirtiest of all are the so-called 'Monuments', the five legendary races that are the sport's equivalent of golf's majors or the grand slams...
How the Race Was Won
Cycling's Top Minds Reveal the Road to Victory
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
· Author Peter Cossins is a veteran cycling journalist for Procycling and the UK’s most-read newspapers.
· Publicity and advertising in VeloNews; Bicycling; Peloton; and key cycling websites.
· Insider access to team managers; riders; and directors lends insight to the decisions that win races.
Alpe d'Huez
The Story of Pro Cycling's Greatest Climb
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2015
It has been called the Tour de France’s ‘Hollywood climb’, and there is no doubt that Alpe d’Huez has played a starring role in cycling’s history since its first encounter with the sport back in 1952 when the legendary Fausto Coppi triumphed on the summit. Re-introduced to the Tour in 1976,...
De Alpe d'Huez
de bekendste klim in de wielersport
Language: Dutch
Release Date: July 5, 2016
21 haarspeldbochten naar de hemel. Als je tijdens de Tour wint op de Alpe d'Huez, ben je onsterfelijk! De beklimming van de Alpe d'Huez wordt ook wel de Hollywoodklim genoemd. Sinds de eerste ontmoeting van de Alpe met de wielersport, in 1952, toen de legendarische Fausto Coppi op de top triomfeerde,...
The First Tour de France
Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
From its inception, the 1903 Tour de France was a colorful affair. Full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating, it was a race to be remembered.
Cyclists of the time weren't enthusiastic about participating in this "heroic" race on roads more suited to hooves than...
Ultimate Etapes
Ride Europe's Greatest Cycling Stages
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
*Ultimate Etape *is an essential guide to cycling Europe's iconic stages. From the epic ascent of the Stelvio to the rolling hills of Utrecht and the stunning flats of Southern France, this is the ultimate tour of Europe's legendary stages.
Each stage includes detail on the actual route (with...