Based on a true story The Invisible Mile tells the poignant story of five Australian and New Zealand cyclists who in 1928 formed the first English-speaking team to ride in the Tour de France.
They were gallant, under-resourced and badly outnumbered but taken deep to the heart by the French nation.
The novel describes in a wonderful poetic and visceral voice what it was like to ride in this race (the chaos, danger and rivalries), the extraordinary lengths to which the riders pushed themselves,.
Picador Invisible mile, paperback/david coventry
