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Put Me Back On My Bike
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-12-31
Put Me Back On My Bike written by William Fotheringham and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Discover the story of Britain’s ultimate cyclist and his ill-fated race during the 1967 Tour de France, from the bestselling author of Half Man Half Bike Tom Simpson was an Olympic medallist, world champion and the first Briton to wear the fabled yellow jersey of the Tour de France. He died a tragic early death during the 1967 Tour. A man of contradictions, Simpson was one of the first cyclists to admit to using banned drugs, and was accused of fixing races, yet the dapper 'Major Tom' inspired awe and affection for the obsessive will to win which was ultimately to cost him his life. Put Me Back on My Bike revisits the places and people associated with Simpson to produce the definitive story of Britain's greatest ever cyclist. The fully revised and updated edition of William Fotheringham's classic biography features a new foreword and postscript further exploring the truth behind the legend. ‘The best cycling biography ever written' Velo ‘A beautiful explanation of why Simpson's legend still exerts such a powerful hold’ Sunday Times
Put Me Back On My Bike
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Put Me Back On My Bike written by William Fotheringham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
Velo News
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Velo News written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Bicycle racing categories.
Merckx Half Man Half Bike
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-03-22
Merckx Half Man Half Bike written by William Fotheringham and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-22 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER What makes a man the greatest of all time? Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pelé to football: quite simply, the best there has ever been. Merckx was a machine. It wasn't just the number of victories (445); it was his remorseless domination that created the legend. He didn't just beat his opponents, he crushed them. But his triumphs only tell half a story that includes horrific injury, a doping controversy and tragedy. He was nicknamed 'The Cannibal' for his insatiable appetite for victory, but the moniker did scant justice to a man who was handsome, sensitive and surprisingly anxious. Britain's leading cycling writer, William Fotheringham, goes back to speak to those who were there at the time and those who knew Merckx best to find out what made Eddy Merckx so invincible. 'The full unvarnished of one man’s heaven, and hell, on wheels' Independent
Cyclopedia
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2015-09-01
Cyclopedia written by William Fotheringham and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A path through cycling-specific information: slang, cycling stars, equipment, and nicknames The essential A-to-Z compendium of everything there is to know about the bicycle, this sports reference is full of amazing facts and enthralling anecdotes. Numerous entries have been updated for this paperback edition. A world of death-defying feats and obscure mechanical oddities, the nature of cycling is both heroic and geeky, and the perils of vicious dogs are given the same attention as the perils of drug and sex scandals. From the history of the Tour de France and Lance Armstrong's rise and fall to the origins of the quick-release system and Chris Hoy's dominance of the Beijing Velodrome, no element is omitted from this exploration of the bicycle and its faithful riders. Cyclopedia has all the equipment, the races, and the faces needed to convert any amateur cyclist into a fully fledged bike expert.
Borrowed Body
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Author : Valerie Mason-John
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Borrowed Body written by Valerie Mason-John and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Fiction categories.
'I could have been born and raised in Africa. But my Spirit was in too much of a rush to be reincarnated... At six weeks I was chucked out into the new year of 1965 which wasn't prepared to welcome an African baby, abandoned on a harsh English winter's day.' So begins Pauline's spirited and moving story of her childhood and teenage years in and out of foster homes and detention units, and back and forth to Dr Barnardo's 'Village' in Essex. Her Barnardo's 'family' was ruled by an unlikely trio - Aunty Claire, a born-again Christian; her laconic husband, the German Uncle Boris; and the cook, Aunty Morag. Woven into this feisty, quirky account are Pauline's angel and spirit companions - Sparky, Annabel and the Snake - who play havoc helping her to survive in the 'real world'. The Barnardo's good times are shattered by the sudden visits of her mother, who she calls Wunmi and with whom she goes to live in a London highrise. Wunmi's method of refashioning Pauline into a dutiful African child is literally to knock the English out of her. But survive she does...
Bernard Hinault And The Fall And Rise Of French Cycling
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-05-14
Bernard Hinault And The Fall And Rise Of French Cycling written by William Fotheringham and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time. He is a five-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man to have won each of the Grand Tours on more than one occasion. Hinault is the last ‘old-school’ champion: a larger-than-life character from a working-class background, capable of winning on all terrains, in major Tours and one-day Classics. Nicknamed the ‘Badger’ for his combative style, he led a cyclists’ strike in his first Tour and instigated a legendary punch-up with demonstrators in 1982 while in the middle of a race. His battles with teammates Laurent Fignon and Greg LeMond in the 1986 Tour resulted in one of the greatest races of all time. Three decades on from his retirement, Hinault remains the last French winner of the Tour de France. Here, William Fotheringham shows that while France may one day find a new champion, there will never be another Bernard Hinault.
Racing Hard
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2013-06-06
Racing Hard written by William Fotheringham and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Few British schoolchildren of the seventies can have been as obsessed with the Tour de France as William Fotheringham, who smuggled copies of Miroir du Cyclisme into lessons to read inside his books. He saw the Tour for the first time in 1984, avidly following that year's race on television in the Normandy village where he lived. Since joining the Guardian in 1989, William Fotheringham has been at the forefront of British cycling journalism. Here he reflects on the events of the last twenty-three years - the triumphs, the tragedies and the scandals that have engulfed the world's most demanding sport. Key articles from his career are annotated with notes and reflections. What would he have said if he'd known then what we all know now about Lance Armstrong? Which cyclists and teams were not all they seemed? And which victories still rank as the greatest of all time? This is the definitive collection of cycling reporting.
Roule Britannia
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Author : William Fotheringham
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-11-30
Roule Britannia written by William Fotheringham and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
How did Great Britain conquer the Tour de France? In 2012 Bradley Wiggins made history by becoming the first Briton ever to win the Tour de France. Since that moment the UK has been living through the golden era in the world's greatest bike race, with four overall titles for Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas winning for Wales in 2018, and Manxman Mark Cavendish proving the race's most prolific sprinter. In Roule Britannia, number one bestselling author William Fotheringham, charts British cycling's rise to the top and provides us with the definitive account of the nation’s Tour de France achievements through exclusive interviews with and profiles of cycling champions - from the early days of Brian Robinson to Bradley Wiggins's dominant ride via Tom Simpson, Robert Millar, Chris Boardman and many others, Roule Britannia celebrates a nation's love affair with the greatest race of all. ‘Brilliant...tells each story with passion and sensitivity’ Sunday Times
Foggy
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Author : Carl Fogarty
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2015-09-24
Foggy written by Carl Fogarty and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Four-time world superbike champion, Carl Fogarty is, by most yardsticks, the greatest motorcycle rider Britain has ever produced. In his autobiography he recounts a lifetime of thrills and spills on and off the racing circuit.