by Jean Bobet · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782710325734
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«Lapize: Celui-là était un "as"» is the biography of Octave Lapize by Jean Bobet, published by La Table Ronde in paperback (234 pages, in French).
The author recalls cyclist Octave Lapize, a French champion of the early 20th century: he won the Tour de France and three times Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Brussels. From memories of his youth near Paris, Jean Bobet reconstructs the career of the sportsman, who died in World War I, and portrays a golden age of cycling.
The book was published on April 3, 2003 and is catalogued under Sports and Recreation.
It will appeal to cycling enthusiasts and fans of French sports history, as well as readers of biographies of 20th-century champions.
