An evocative intertwining of sports biography and the history of Spain under General Franco, The Eagle of Toledo is the astonishing story of cycling's greatest climber. The first Spaniard to win the Tour de France and a six-time champion of the race's gruelling King of the Mountains classification, he became a national hero in a Spain struggling to rebuild after the devastation and atrocities of the Civil War. Indeed, his success owed much to the conflict.
