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Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling

Autor Alex Dowsett
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 sep 2023
'Immensely readable and revealing'The Guardian'A must read'Phil Liggett, MBE'A story like no other in cycling'Ned BoultingIMAGINE COMPETING IN THE WORLD'S MOST BRUTAL CYCLE RACES, KNOWING THAT A CRASH COULD BE FATALAlex Dowsett is one of Britain's greatest cyclists. He has ridden Grand Tours and Classics for elite teams including Sky and Movistar and broke the iconic World Hour Record - the ultimate time trial challenge. With humour, insight and honesty, Alex recounts his years as a pro-cyclist and the challenges he has faced in his struggle to reach the top. Alex has achieved all this despite being the only able-bodied elite sportsperson in the world with haemophilia A. He describes how the condition - in which falls can be fatal - both blighted his young sporting life, and boosted his determination to succeed. Every professional cyclist requires courage, but Alex takes fearlessness to another level in a sport where injury and suffering are a given. With an all-star cycling cast, including Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong, this pulsating book lifts the lid on life in the peloton at the world's top level. From his highs - including Giro d'Italia stage victories - to his frustrations at the injustices he faced in the sport, Alex's memoir perfectly chronicles a career in which he was driven equally by love and rage.Combining Alex's personal triumphs with his unique take on being part of the golden age of British cycling, this is an unmissable tale of sporting endeavour.'A fascinating insight into the mindset of an elite sportsman who overcame great odds to reach the very top'Simon Brotherton'The humblest super-talent in the peloton, proving nice guys can win. A wonderful book'Carlton Kirby'An inspiration for anyone who wants to do whatever they're told they can't.'Michael Hutchinson'Such an inspiring tale. Poignant and moving, and told with forthright honesty'Peter Cossins
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781399406406
ISBN-10: 139940640X
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sport
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

His legions of followers of social media will recognise his humour, honesty and insightfulness as he looks back on a career riding with and against Wiggins, Froome, Cavendish and other top cyclists of his generation.

Notă biografică

Alex Dowsett is a former professional road racing cyclist who has been cycling for over a decade at the world's top level. He was a time trial specialist and in 2015 he broke track cycling's World Hour Record. @AlexDowsett

Cuprins

Not Horrific, Just Terrible - The Hour Record, 2015The Day My Dad Stopped Whistling - Diagnosis 1990Freedom - The Commonwealth Games, 2014One Evening, on the River Blackwater - The beginning, 2001Hunger Games - The British Academy, 2007-2010The University of Livestrong - Riding for a legend, 2010Treading My Own Path - Team Sky to Movistar, 2011-2013Letting Go of the Bike - The Giro, 2013The Armstrong Comment - The Start Line, Beijing, 2012Growing Up - On the road with Cavendish, 2013-2015Mummy's Boy - Sub-title? 2016Heartbreak and Glory - The Olympics and The CommonwealthsMayhem - Katusha-Alpecin, 2018-2019Life Expectancy - The Tour de France, 2019An Arm around my Shoulder - The Worlds, 2019Stage 8 - Giro d'Italia, 2020Winners and Losers - The Hour, 2021Born Lucky - Leaving the World Tour, 2022.

Recenzii

Immensely readable and revealing
A story to tell like no other in cycling
A great champion in sport and in life, and a credit for all young aspiring people to follow. A must read
Truly inspirational
The humblest super-talent in the peloton, proving nice guys can win. A wonderful book
Such an inspiring tale. Poignant and moving, and told with forthright honesty
An inspiration for anyone who wants to do whatever they're told they can't.
Unembellished and honest. Alex tells what life as a professional cyclist is really like
Truly compelling.. a must read book for any cycling fan
Compelling
A fascinating insight into the mindset of an elite sportsman who overcame great odds to reach the very top