Chris de Bode usually spends his time documenting the most celebrated world cycle races like the Tour duFrance, but for this book the Dutch photographer aims his socio-documentary lens at the smaller races thatcreate the cycle stars eventually found in the international spot light. Following in the footsteps of RobertCapa's great photos of the Tour de France, de Bode's is at least as interested in the crowds by the side of theroad as the sweating cyclists in the race.This dynamically designed book, with 143 vivid color images, is divided into six races: Columbia (Tour of Fear),Cuba (Tour of the People), Senegal (Tour of the Heart), Eritrea (Tour of Passion), Qatar (Tour of the Desert), andHainan, China (Tour without Soul). De Bode explores the heart of racing through the dusty uneven paths, theexotic rural scenery and the dense urban streets of the Third World. His gritty, heart-in-your-throat photosconfront the reader with the thrill, heartbreak, physical exhaustion, and intensity of...

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