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Three Weeks, Eight Seconds
- Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de France of 1989
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Sports
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The gripping story of the greatest race in cycling history, when Greg LeMond cinched victory by a mere eight seconds.
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- captain lard
- 28-02-22
What a tour!
Really enjoyed the story of this tour, was before I started watching the tour so was quite gripping not knowing the outcome.
Not 100% on the narrator but was ok.
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- Kelvin
- 29-07-21
Narration really poor
I enjoyed the story of the book but the over-pronunciation of every word, with the whole book being narrated with the same mechanical pattern and tempo… it was frustrating. There was no character or interest in how the story was told.
Shame. Sorry Shaun.
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- Kennedy
- 18-01-21
Still amazing 30 years later.
I was fourteen in 1989 but can remember that final stage time trial like it was yesterday. This fantastic story of that years tour lives up to expectations, reminding me of events i’d forgotten and telling stories I didn’t know of the race. This story is not just exclusively for cyclists.....it’s a Hollywood blockbuster.
The presentation by the author was ok at best. His monotonous pattern was distracting at times but the story was big enough to eclipse him.
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- stufie
- 02-02-20
really enjoyed this.
Obviously knew the story but now know much more details and background behind it. Well read.