Cycling's Golden Age, Heroes of the Post War Era 1946-67, Foreward by Eddy Merckx, Hardback Book

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If you are ever stuck for a gift for the cycling nut in your life we guarantee they will like this. Everyone we know who has a copy loves it.

Cycling's Golden Age takes you inside the world's largest collection of cycling memorabilia with an intimate look at one of the sport's most memorable eras, 19461967.

From the commanding victories of Fausto Coppi to the rise of Jacques Anquetil, the Horton Collection boasts features wonderful photographs and countless jerseys, trophies, posters, and other artifacts. Cycling historian Owen Mulholland weaves it all together with the tales of each rider, their admirable feats, and the nostalgia of each item in the collection.

"I had the honor of racing during 12 years of cycling's great history. Now, as a spectator, I am as excited reading about past triumphs as I am about this year's races. Looking over the photos in this book I am reminded how approachable and outstandingly stylish my predecessors were on and off the bike. Cycling will always be a fascinating sport, I admire the champions in these earlier years who relied on their talents and instincts to overcome the odds."�Andy Hampsten

"This beautiful books brings alive the halcyon days of the sport when great athletes left home anonymous and returned as superstars. This was the Golden Age, when the challenge was not just your rival, but the very terrain upon which you rode."�Phil Liggett

Large Hardcover 11 x 10ins. 320 pages with more than 400 cycling photos.