Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling Audiobook (Free)

Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time champion of the Tour de France as well as the just man to have won each of the Grand Travels on several occasion. Three years on from his pension, he remains the final Frenchman to earn the Tour de France. His triumph in 1985 marks the turning stage when the nation who got dominated the 1st eight decades from the race they had developed suddenly found these were no longer in a position to win it.

Hinault is the last ‘old-school’ on the subject of Bernard Hinault as well as the Fall and Rise of French Cycling champion: a larger-than-life character from a working-class history, capable of winning on all terrains, in major Travels and one-day Classics. Nicknamed the ‘Badger’ for his combative design, he led a cyclists’ strike in his 1st Tour and instigated a famous punch-up with demonstrators in 1982 while in the middle of a race. Hinault’s fights with team-mates Laurent Fignon and Greg LeMond provide some of the greatest moments in Tour history.

In Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Bicycling, number one bestselling author William Fotheringham finally reaches the bottom of this fascinating personality and explores the reasons why the country that considers itself cycling’s home has found it so hard to create another champion.