The Olympics' strangest moments
Geoff Tibballs
"The most bizarre, controversial, heroic, and unlucky stories from more than 100 years of Olympic events, now updated with strange stories from Beijing 2008 and the run up to London 2012"--Publisher.
Read Time: ~4.4 hr
Lanterne rouge
by Max Leonard (2015)
About this book
Shares the lesser-known stories of last-place finishers in the Tour de France, recounting the inspirational and occasionally absurd events that shaped their efforts.
Setting / LocationFrance
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreLanterne rouge Lead Character
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