{"product_id":"9781782832980","title":"Anquetil, Alone: The legend of the controversial Tour de France champion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are things he does alone, and things that he alone does.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacques Anquetil was a cyclist with an aristocratic demeanor and a relaxed attitude to rules and morals. His womanising and frank admissions of doping appalled 1960s French society, even as his five Tour de France wins enthralled it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Fournel was besotted with him from the start ('Too young to understand, I was nevertheless old enough to admire') and followed Anquetil's career with the passion of a fan and the eye of a poet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stunningly original biography of a complex and divisive character, Fournel - author of the seminal \u003ci\u003eV lo\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eNeed for the Bike\u003c\/i\u003e) - blends the story of Anquetil's life with scenes from his own, to create a classic of cycling literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Profile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152333848816,"sku":"9781782832980","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781782832980_p0.jpg?v=1763721331","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781782832980","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}