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Riding in the Zone Rouge

The Tour of the Battlefields 1919 – Cycling's Toughest-Ever Stage Race

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Riding in the Zone Rouge

Auteur(s): Tom Isitt
Narrateur(s): Roger Davis
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The Circuit des Champs de Bataille (the Tour of the Battlefields) was held in 1919, less than six months after the end of the First World War. It covered 2,000 kilometres and was raced in appalling conditions across the battlefields of the Western Front, otherwise known as the Zone Rouge. The race was so tough that only 21 riders finished, and it was never staged again.

With one of the most demanding routes ever to feature in a bicycle race, and plagued by appalling weather conditions, the Circuit des Champs de Bataille was beyond gruelling, but today its extraordinary story is largely forgotten. Many of the riders came to the event straight from the army and had to ride 18-hour stages through sleet and snow across the battlefields on which they had fought, and lost friends and family, only a few months before. But in addition to the hellish conditions there were moments of high comedy, even farce.

The rediscovered story of the Circuit des Champs de Bataille is an epic tale of human endurance, suffering and triumph over extreme adversity.

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©2019 Tom Isitt (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group Ltd Cyclisme Guerres et conflits Histoire des sports Militaire Guerre Sports

Ce que les critiques en disent

'An evocatively thoughtful wider history of the race, the war and the peace' GUARDIAN

'Occasionally funny and regularly poignant, brilliantly focused in its research . . . His drive, wit and curiosity inform Zone Rouge . . . gently profound and genuinely moving' HERALD
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1/3 the history of the first multi-stage cycling race after WWI, through the ruins and destitution (perhaps not the wisest decision?), with many riders just released from active duty, 1/3 the author’s adventure retracing the course ~ riding most of it ~ and 1/3 a refreshing way to learn about WWI history. The latter was mainly through reflections and research arising out of his visits to burial sites and memorials to fallen soldiers. Definitely a good listen- and a unique book.

Great book!

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