The Eagle of Toledo: The Life and Times of Federico Bahamontes

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Aurum, 2012 - 281 pages
Federico Bahamontes, the Eagle of Toledo, is rated by many as the greatest climber in cycling's history. The first Spaniard to win the Tour de France and a 6-time champion of the race's gruelling 'King of the Mountains' classification, he became a national hero in a Spain struggling to rebuild after the divisions of the Civil War.

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The Eagle of Toledo: The Life and Times of Federico Bahamontes
Alasdair Fotheringham
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Alasdair Fotheringham
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The Eagle of Toledo: The Life and Times of Federico Bahamontes
Alasdair Fotheringham
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About the author (2012)

Alasdair Fotheringham is a freelance journalist based in Spain. He has covered seventeen Tours de France and fifteen Tours of Spain, as well as numerous other major races. He first interviewed Bahamontes in 1993. Currently the cycling correspondent for the Independent, and the Spanish correspondent for the Independent on Sunday, he has also written for leading British cycling publications Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport.

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TitleThe Eagle of Toledo: The Life and Times of Federico Bahamontes
Aurum sport
AuthorAlasdair Fotheringham
Editionillustrated
PublisherAurum, 2012
ISBN1845137000, 9781845137007
Length281 pages
  
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