Price: $54.22+

Convicts of the Road 'Maillot Vert'

Name: Convicts of the Road 'Maillot Vert'
Brand: TheHandmadeCyclist
SKU: 526745776
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (398 reviews)

TheHandmadeCyclist

Arrives soon! Get it by Apr 30-May 4 if you order today

Returns & exchanges accepted

Size

Please select a size

You can only make an offer when buying a single item

Handmade
Materials: giclee

CONVICTS OF THE ROAD

In 1924 a French journalist, Albert Londres, was assigned to follow the Tour for the first time. He was struck by the similarity of the mood and morale of the riders to the subjects of his previous report - the convicts subjected to hard labour in France’s brutal penal colonies. Overcome by sympathy for the riders and awed by their courage he wrote ‘truly these are the convicts of the road’.

Sprinters are professional killers, paid to finish the peloton off with cool dead-eyed precision. Nothing can stand in their way. Win at all costs.

Some say their race is only 300 metres long. If so, it must be the longest 300 metres in all of sport, a lung-busting chasm of elite athletes go deep into the depths of oxygen debt at 45mph.

How far away does the finish line look as the sprint is launched? How enormous the boulevard? How suffocating the pressure, an entre race defined by a split secord? To hit or to miss?

Order today to get by Apr 30-May 4
Returns & exchanges accepted within 30 days
Cost to ship: $9.04

There was a problem calculating your shipping. Please try again.

Country

Zip code

Please enter a valid zip code.

Ships from United Kingdom

Etsy Purchase Protection: Shop confidently on Etsy knowing if something goes wrong with an order, we've got your back for all eligible purchases — see program terms

Neil Wyatt

Owner of TheHandmadeCyclist

Following Follow shop

Message Neil

Other reviews from this shop

|

Great prints, quality was excellent and sent out very quickly, recommended!

Purchased item:

Convicts of the Road 'Maillot Vert'

Paul Jan 26, 2022

Item quality
5
Shipping
5
Customer service
5

Quality item that can be used as it should be or displayed as an ornament. Delighted.

Purchased item:

Eddy Merckx | Fine Bone China Espresso Cup & Saucer

Alan Mar 20, 2024

Item quality
5
Shipping
5

I’ll sum up the list under “Helpful reviews on Etsy mention:*” — The item is awesome. The seller is awesome. I was blessed with an awesome purchase. I’d buy from this seller again. 👍🏼

Purchased item:

Eddy Merckx | Fine Bone China Espresso Cup & Saucer