In this book, writer Samuel Abt and writer/photographer James Startt follow the world's premier professional bicycle racing event, the Tour de France and the events leading up to it. The book comprises 192 pages of text with black and white photographs and a 16-page full-color photo insert.
Samuel Abt is associate editor for the International Herald Tribune, based in Paris, and has written about bicycle racing for that paper and the New York Times for over two decades. He has written seven previous books about the sport and is the only American awarded the Medal of the Tour de France for distinguished service to the sport.
James Startt is a photographer and writer based in Paris. He has been following European bicycle racing for many years and regularly reports on the sport for U.S. cycling publications. He is the editor of the English-language version of the Tour de France Internet site. His photos have been prominently exhibited at major photo galleries in Paris.