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Item Details
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THE HARDMEN
LEGENDS OF THE CYCLING GODS |
| By: |
The Velominati, Frank Strack, Brett Kennedy |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
178283236X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781782832362 |
| Publisher: |
PROFILE BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2017 |
| Translated from: |
English |
| Synopsis: |
It's time we all stopped whining and learned a thing or two from The Toughest Cyclists Ever. Including:Stephen Roche, whose cure for exhaustion was to go up a gear and fight harder, all the way to the ambulance. Eddy Merckx, who hurt himself so badly in breaking the Hour record that, he estimated, he shortened his career by a year. Beryl Burton, who crushed her (male) rival's morale with the offer of a piece of liquorice, before speeding past to victory. Nicole Cooke and Edwig Van Hooydonck, who rejected dope and became legends.The Hardmen tells the stories - the good bits, anyway - of the 40 most heroic Cyclists ever. Their bravery, their panache and their Perfect Amount of Dumb. It reminds us that suffering on a bike liberates us from our daily lives, and that, in the words of Lance Armstrong 'pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever'; proof that even assholes can be insightful. |
| Illustrations: |
Integrated b/w photos |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pursuit |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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