Le Fric
- Author Alex Duff
- Narrator Simon Shepherd
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Run Time 9 hours and 20 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Biography: sport, Cycling: general and touring, Sports and Active outdoor recreation.
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What to expect
Critics Review
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The compelling story moves effortlessly from the empty boulevards of German-occupied Paris to the heart of the City of London, from a quiet house in Tring, Herts, to the 21 lungbusting hairpin turns on theascent to Alpe d’Huez. One of the best books you will read this year.
Daily Mail, Sports Books of the Year -
Le Fric lifts the veil on the obscure family who run the world’s most famous bicycle race, the Tour de France . . . Duff welds together the sporting and business worlds in a way that is always entertaining – like the race itself
Sunday Times, Sports Books of the Year -
A rip-roaring read about war, money, politics and sport . . . The 300 pages flew by . . . Deftly covers the big stories and personalities without getting sensational, it’s a page-turner but informative and well-sourced. Sports fans should enjoy it and anyone with an interest in media history in France would do well to read it too.
Inner Ring -
Brilliant . . . a business history with the rhythm and suspense of a mystery thriller and plenty of curious revelations you will surely be repeating in conversation.
Stelvio -
Rollicking
Times Literary Supplement -
Le Fric brings new insight to the Tour de France . . . A welcome attempt to unravel the secretive business model and ownership of cycling’s best-known event.
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