Dear Hugo
by
Herbie Sykes
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1912164191
ISBN-13
9781912164196
Publisher
Rapha Racing Ltd
Imprint
Rapha Racing Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 31st, 2024
Print length
130 Pages
Weight
378 grams
Dimensions
16.70 x 21.70 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Cycle racingCycling
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Hugo Koblet was the Pédaleur de Charme, a Tour de France winner. Yet, in 1964, Koblet took his own life. He was penniless, homeless and utterly broken. In 'Dear Hugo', award-winning author Herbie Sykes evokes the wreckage of that life through the testimony of a fan, and through the contents of a mysterious box discovered in a Zurich flat...
Hugo Koblet was the Pédaleur de Charme, a Tour de France winner arguably more gifted even than Fausto Coppi. During cycling's 'golden age' he was sporting deity; rich, charismatic and achingly beautiful. In winning the 1951 Tour he enraptured not only European sports fans but also, uniquely, European womanhood. And yet... When, in 1964, Koblet took his own life, he was penniless, homeless and utterly broken. In 'Dear Hugo', award-winning author Herbie Sykes evokes the wreckage of that life through the testimony of a fan, and through the contents of a mysterious cardboard box discovered in a Zurich apartment...
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