{"product_id":"9781845968014","title":"Wide-Eyed and Legless: Inside the Tour de France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fast-paced, fly-on-the-wall story of courage, endurance, bungling,  rows and cheating in sport's greatest marathon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn  1987, the Tour de France was won by Irishman Stephen Roche. It was the  first time the champion had hailed from outside the Continent or the  States and the first time in 20 years a British team - ANC Halfords -  had competed in the world's toughest and craziest race. Jeff Connor not  only stayed with the British team but also found himself an unofficial  team member.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this long-awaited new edition of \u003ci\u003eWide-Eyed and Legless\u003c\/i\u003e,  now widely regarded as a classic, Connor describes what it takes to  compete, survive and win during those 26 days of gruelling effort.  Alongside the heroism and athleticism, he reveals the extraordinary  amounts of chicanery, from pulling riders along to illicit drug use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime has not dimmed the impact of this eye-opening and entertaining close-up look at the supreme endurance event, and \u003ci\u003eWide-Eyed and Legless\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to be acclaimed by a new generation of cycling enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Connor\u003c\/b\u003e's other books include the definitive story of the Busby Babes, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Babes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUp and Down Under\u003c\/i\u003e, an account of the 2001 British Lions tour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175446167792,"sku":"9781845968014","price":18.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845968014_p0.jpg?v=1763745828","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845968014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}