Publisher's Synopsis
"One of the funniest books about sport ever written" SUNDAY TIMES "Moore's floundering attempts to emulate the Herculean feats of his cycling heroes unfold with eyewetting hilarity" THE TIMES Self-confessed loafer Tim Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France. All 3,630 km of it. Racing old men on butchers' bikes and being chased by cows, Moore soon resorts to standard race tactics - cheating and drugs - in a hilarious and moving tale of true adventure.