Through these pages the last 50 years of cycling history parade, a fascinating, turbulent and controversial story like Guimard himself, of which he himself is the protagonist and foremost architect. The sometimes brutal frankness of the Jefecillo, as his teammates baptized him when he debuted in professionals, claims some illustrious victim in this fast-paced and essential volume, although he also erects the odd statue. The modernities of cycling, read as earpieces, UCI points and scientific doping, also take their share of relentless criticism. There is no doubt that someone who has been in the race for so long knows very well what he is talking about.