Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist

Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist

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An eye-opening expose of and a heart-breaking lament for professional cyclingPaul Kimmage’s boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey, cycling the Tour de France, becoming a national hero. He knew it wouldn’t come easy, but he was prepared to put in the graft. The dedication paid off – he finished sixth in the World Championships as an amateur and in 1986, he turned professional.He soon discovered it wasn’t about courage, training hours or how much you wanted to win. It was about gruelling defeats, total exhaustion, and drugs – drugs that would allow you to finish the race and start another day. Kimmage ultimately left the sport to write this book – profoundly honest and ground-breaking, Rough Ride broke the silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport, and documents one man’s love for, and struggle with, the complex world of professional cycling. ‘A must read for any cyclist’ CyclistWINNER OF WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR

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Weight0.246 kg
Dimensions2.1 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
Format
language1
Pages

336

Publisher

Year Published

2007-6-7

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0224080172

About The Author

Since writing Rough Ride, Paul Kimmage has gone on to become one of the UK and Ireland's most respected sports journalists. Currently chief interviewer for the Sunday Times' sports section, he is also the author of Andy Townsend's autobiography, and of the highly acclaimed Full Time: The Secret Life of Tony Cascarino.

Sent shockwaves through the peloton

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A devastatingly frank description of life on the professional road cycling circuit, hurtful in its telling of unwelcome truths yet powerful in its capture of what it takes, legally and illegally, to compete

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