Duane Spruill wrote:
> > In the mid 60's I read a fictional novel about a
> > young frenchman riding the Tour de France.
and John Pergolizzi answered:
> Could that novel be "The Yellow Jersey" by Ralph
> Hurne (ISBN:1-55821452-6)
The Yellow Jersey is a great read, but wasn't the main character an older English racer, not a young French one? If I recall correctly, he had retired or planned to, but his directeur sportif convinced him to ride one more Tour, to help protect and teach a young phenomenon, a future star they had just hired. Maybe that's the "young frenchman" Duane remembers? It was written in '72 though, not mid 60s.
There were supposed to be two different endings - I think I heard the Euro ending was changed for the USA edition. Can't remember which I read but probably USA. Anyone know what was changed about the ending? Put "Spoiler" in the subject line if you talk about the ending - some people haven't read it yet!
Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA