Lanterne Rouge av Max Leonard

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<p><b><i>lanterne rouge (</i></b><b><i>French noun)</i></b><b>: <i>The competitor who finishes last in the Tour de France</i></b><br><br><b>Froome, Wiggins, Merckx ¿ we know the winners of the Tour de France, but what about the men who finish last?</b><br><br><i>Lanterne Rouge</i> tells the forgotten, often inspirational and occasionally absurd stories of the last-placed rider<b>.</b> We learn of stage winners and former yellow jerseys who tasted life at the other end of the bunch; the breakaway leader who stopped for a bottle of wine and then took a wrong turn; the doper whose drug cocktail accidently slowed him down and the rider who was recognised as the most combative despite finishing at the back.<br><br> Flipping the Tour de France on its head and examines what these stories tell us about ourselves, the 99% who don¿t win the trophy, <i>Lantern Rouge </i>forces us to re-examine the meaning of success, failure and the very nature of sport.<br><br><b>¿A lively account of largely f