
Miguel Indurain is Spain's greatest cyclist of all time & one of the best Tour racers in history He is the only bike rider to have won five successive Tours de France as well as holding the title for the youngest ever race leader in the Tour of Spain This is his story As the all-conquering hero of the 90s Indurain steadfastly refused to be overwhelmed by fame; remaining humble shy & true to his country roots Along with his superhuman calmness iron will-power & superb bike handling skills he was often described as a machine Yet 1996 saw Indurain the Tour's greatest ever champion spectacularly plummet bringing his career & supremacy to an abrupt end In Indurain Alasdair Fotheringham gets to the heart of this enigmatic character reliving his historic accomplishments in vibrant colour & exploring how this shaped the direction taken by generations of Spanish racers
- raising Spanish sport to a whole new level