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Tour de France

FOR

DUMmIES

by Phil Liggett, James Raia,

Sammarye Lewis

Foreword by Lance Armstrong

‰

Tour de France

FOR

DUMmIES

by Phil Liggett, James Raia,

Sammarye Lewis

Foreword by Lance Armstrong

‰

Tour de France For Dummies ®

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About the Authors

Phil Liggett, a former competitive amateur cyclist, has attended

every Tour de France since 1973 and is universally known as “the

Voice of Cycling.” A television commentator since 1978, Liggett has

also covered six Summer Olympics and four Winter Olympics. He

has been recognized throughout his career with several interna-

tional broadcasting awards and was nominated for an Emmy in 2003

as Outstanding Sports Personality.

Trained as a journalist in his native Great Britain, Phil worked for

Cycling magazine for four years. He has held freelance positions

with The Guardian and The Observer and currently writes for the

Daily Telegraph in London. He has reported for BBC World Service

radio, and in recent years has covered the Tour de France for the

Outdoor Life Network. Phil is author and coauthor of several other

books, including The Tour de France 1988 and 1989, The Complete

Book of Performance Cycling, and The Fastest Man on Two Wheels:

In Pursuit of Chris Boardman.

Phil has been married since 1971 to Pat Tipper, a 1968 Olympic

speedskater. A masseuse, Pat has worked on five Tours de France

for women and managed British teams at World championships and

other major races. She currently works as a university lecturer in

dance science. The Liggetts live outside of London.

James Raia has been a journalist since 1978. He has worked as a

staff writer and columnist for three daily newspapers and has been

a fulltime freelance writer since 1987. While traveling to more than

a dozen countries on assignment, James has contributed sports,

business, travel, and lifestyle articles to numerous newspapers,

magazines, news services, and Web sites, including The New York

Times, Associated Press, USA Today, Golf Magazine, and The Miami

Herald.

James first reported on cycling in 1980 and has covered many

domestic and international races, including four World Champion-

ships and every Tour de France since 1997. He also publishes two

electronic newsletters, Endurance Sports News and Tour de France

Times, and a car review column The Weekly Driver, all available on

his Web site: www.ByJamesRaia.com . He has provided Tour de

France radio commentary for several networks, including National

Public Radio. A long-distance runner who lives in Sacramento,

California, James has completed more than 75 marathons and

ultramarathons.

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