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 the First World War, and portrays a golden age of cycling.
The book was published on 3 April 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.
