The Tour de France companion : a nuts, bolts spokes guide to the greatest race in the world, by Bob Roll (New York : Workman Pub, 2004) is really an amazing little book. I wish that I had read it before or during the first time I watched the Tour, because it gives just the right amount of history, basics, and tactics to explain the whole shebang without dumbing it down. I would think that even experienced Tour groupies (gruppos?) would find something of interest here. Written in a similar tone to Roll's on-air persona, at times reverent, yet always with that touch of irony, this is a definite read for anyone wanting to watch the Tour or learn more about it.
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