High Road, Chasing the Yellow Jersey

by David Chauner

High Road, Chasing the Yellow Jersey is a novel about a talented young athlete, Kurt Dufour, who, through bizarre circumstances, gets a shot at winning the Tour de France. But in order to do so he must face decisions that test his character, his ethics and his will to survive in a sport that is rife with deception and manipulation.

Filled with unforgettable teammates, an American television crew assigned to cover a bizarre sport, a beautiful young producer and a French team owner and his subordinates who diabolically plot to stop Dufour, High Road is a fast-paced story from the underbelly of one of the World’s most bizarre sporting events.

249 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 2015

About the author

David Chauner is recognized as one of America’s most influential figures in the sport of professional cycling. As a cyclist, he competed nationally and internationally, medaled in the U.S. national championships six times and was a member of the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Teams. Since he retired from racing in 1975 he has remained actively engaged in the sport as a writer, commentator and professional event organizer. Chauner was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1998 and has published articles on cycling in all major cycling magazines as well as Sports Illustrated and the New York Times. He co-authored the Tour de France Complete Book of Cycling in 1990 (Villard Books) in 1990. He is currently the CEO of World Cycling League. High Road is his first novel.

Reviews

[Sarah Cyphers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining novel that gives an insight into the professional cycling world wrapped inside a riveting story. I am biased...the author is my uncle, but I truly enjoyed reading this story.