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Lanterne George Road Club
Lanterne George Road Club
Get outside. Go ride. Nerazzurri
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Established in 2018.
Dedicated to the pursuit of cycling towards beer, crisps, and cake; named for our favourite pub with a play on the noblest of Tour de France endeavours.
Our spiritual home is (was) The George pub, Alton.
To join in, contact road.club@lanternegeorge.com.
Photos
Photos
Selection from @lanternegeorge, with originals and reposts from @wiredplanets et al.
Rides
Rides
Planning is part of the fun. A handful of rides that we've done, or will get to in good time.
Ride : Etape Le Touquet
Ride : Etape Le Touquet
[Strava]
Stage 4 of the 2014 Tour de France. Retracing the route from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Lille Métroploe, for a sprint originally won by Marcel Kittel.
Ride : Randonnée Etreux
Ride : Randonnée Etreux
https://www.strava.com/routes/25742099
A rider who has completed a 200km event is called a randonneur. Circular route from Étreux, visiting Cambrai, Arras, Thiepval, and Saint-Quentin.
Ride : Ryde-Freshwater-Ryde
Ride : Ryde-Freshwater-Ryde
https://www.strava.com/routes/20655649
A 100km loop around the 1970s, off the ferry at Ryde then clockwise to Ventor, Freshwater, Cowes and back.
Jerseys
Jerseys
If we aren't dressed the same, people won't realise we know each other.
Contact road.club@lanternegeorge.com to order jerseys and other kit.
Books
Books
Chronology of books read and recommended. Mostly Le Tour, but some on a (ever so slightly) broader topic.
Lanterne Rouge: The Last Man in the Tour de France
Max Leonard, 2014
Road to Valour: Gino Bartali – Tour de France Legend and World War Two Hero
Aili McConnon et al, 2012
Etape: The untold stories of the Tour de France's defining stages
Richard Moore, 2014
Butcher, Blacksmith, Acrobat, Sweep: The Tale of the First Tour de France
Peter Cossins, 2017
Triumphs and Turbulence: My Autobiography
Chris Boardman, 2016
Higher Calling: Road Cycling’s Obsession with the Mountains
Max Leonard, 2017
The Road Book : Cycling Almanack, the Professional Cyclist's Bible
The Road Book : Cycling Almanack, the Professional Cyclist's Bible
"...The Road Book is the first of its kind, supplying data from every single World Tour race across the Men’s and Women’s calendar, exclusive essays, editorial from leading figures within cycling, team profiles, and the kind of considered editorial ... readers will dip in and out of for years to come..."
Riding in the Zone Rouge: The Tour of the Battlefields 1919 – Cycling’s Toughest-Ever Stage Race
Tom Isitt, 2019
Racing Through the Dark: The Fall and Rise of David Millar
David Millar, 2011
The Ronde: Inside the World's Toughest Bike Race
Edward Pickering, 2018
How I won the Yellow Jumper
Ned Boulting, 2011
101 Damnations: Dispatches from the 101st Tour de France
Ned Boulting, 2014
On the Road Bike: The Search For a Nation's Cycling Soul
Ned Boulting, 2013
How Cav Won the Green Jersey: Short Dispatches from the 2011 Tour de France
Ned Boulting, 2012
Bernard Hinault & the Fall & Rise of French Cycling
William Fotheringham, 2015
The Tour According to G: My Journey to the Yellow Jersey
Geraint Thomas, 2018
Fallen Angel: The Passion of Fausto Coppi
William Fotheringham, 2009Page updated
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