The First Tour de France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris
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Published
PublicAffairs, 2017.
Language
English
ISBN
9781568589855
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Peter Cossins., & Peter Cossins|AUTHOR. (2017). The First Tour de France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris . PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Cossins and Peter Cossins|AUTHOR. 2017. The First Tour De France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring On the Road to Paris. PublicAffairs.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Peter Cossins and Peter Cossins|AUTHOR. The First Tour De France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring On the Road to Paris PublicAffairs, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Peter Cossins, and Peter Cossins|AUTHOR. The First Tour De France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring On the Road to Paris PublicAffairs, 2017.
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Full title | first tour de france sixty cyclists and nineteen days of daring on the road to paris |
Author | cossins peter |
Grouping Category | book |
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