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12 Months in the Saddle The Story of How Two Cyclists Tackled a Dozen Epic Rides
<p><b>Taking in 12 cycling challenges, one a month for a year, this beautiful book chronicles the experiences of two amateurs and looks at what it takes to tackle some of the most iconic events in road cycling</b></p> <p>A cycling book by no other, this account is written and photographed by two committed amateurs who lived out their dream year--a dozen rides that encapsulate the spirit of cycling. Some of the rides, such as Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders, are classic races in the pro cycling season. Others, such as the ascent of Mount Ventoux, are part of the folklore of the Tour de France, while others are homegrown routes, draemed up and tackled becuase they are fun on a truly epic scale. Lively personal text describes the nature of each route and the landscape and people encountered along the way. It looks at the inspiration for each location in the first place, and the background history and culture of each ride. With unique breathtaking photography and lively text that conveys exactly how it feels to be by turns frozen, baked, lost, exhausted but utterly exhilarated, and inspired, this is a book that will resonate with any aspiring road rat.</p>
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Bradley Wiggins dorst naar succes
Biografie van een fenomenale Tourwinnaar. Wiggins' leven volgens de Tour 2012. Voor het eerst in honderd jaar wint een Brit de Tour de France. En wat voor een. De rossige en met bakkebaarden getooide Bradley Wiggins werd opgevoed door een alleenstaande moeder en verloor zijn vader aan de drank. Ook Wiggins zelf heeft af en toe moeite de drank te laten staan. Spraakmakend zijn zijn directe uitspraken in de media. Niettemin is hij, deel uitmakend van de geweldige Skyploeg, een fantastische kampioen. Auteur John Deering verweeft op een prachtige manier Wiggins' levensverhaal met zijn Touroverwinning in 2012
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Bradley Wiggins Tour de Force
<p>Rising from an inner city background, abandoned by his pro cyclist father as a toddler, Bradley Wiggins became a prodigious talent. World Junior Champion, World Champion and Olympic Champion were all titles that came his way at a startlingly young age, but what he really wanted was success on the road. 'Wiggo's' reinvention on the path to becoming Britain's first Tour de France winner in over a hundred years of racing is one of sport's most uplifting and inspiring stories.</p> <p>In this captivating and insightful narrative, Wiggins' old friend and colleague John Deering sets this remarkable story against the backdrop of Wiggins' crushing Tour victory, his races along the thousands of kilometres of French tarmac, telling the tale of his brutal procession from Liege to Paris in counterpoint to his fascinating life. From a Kilburn council estate to the Champs Elysees via the Olympics, Paul Weller and the world's most glorious sideburns, the legend of Bradley Wiggins is unravelled like never before.</p>
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Bradley Wiggins Tour de Force
Rising from an inner city background, abandoned by his pro cyclist father as a toddler, Bradley Wiggins became a prodigious talent. World Junior Champion, World Champion and Olympic Champion were all titles that came his way at a startlingly young age, but what he really wanted was success on the road. 'Wiggo's' reinvention on the path to becoming Britain's first Tour de France winner in over a hundred years of racing is one of sport's most uplifting and inspiring stories. In this captivating and insightful narrative, Wiggins' old friend and colleague John Deering sets this remarkable story against the backdrop of Wiggins' crushing Tour victory, his races along the thousands of kilometres of French tarmac, telling the tale of his brutal procession from Liege to Paris in counterpoint to his fascinating life. From a Kilburn council estate to the Champs Elysees via the Olympics, Paul Weller and the world's most glorious sideburns, the legend of Bradley Wiggins is unravelled like never before.
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Bradley Wiggins Tour de Force
Rising from an inner city background, abandoned by his pro cyclist father as a toddler, Bradley Wiggins became a prodigious talent. World Junior Champion, World Champion and Olympic Champion were all titles that came his way at a startlingly young age, but what he really wanted was success on the road. 'Wiggo's' reinvention on the path to becoming Britain's first Tour de France winner in over a hundred years of racing is one of sport's most uplifting and inspiring stories. In this captivating and insightful narrative, Wiggins' old friend and colleague John Deering sets this remarkable story against the backdrop of Wiggins' crushing Tour victory, his races along the thousands of kilometres of French tarmac, telling the tale of his brutal procession from Liege to Paris in counterpoint to his fascinating life. From a Kilburn council estate to the Champs Elysees via the Olympics, Paul Weller and the world's most glorious sideburns, the legend of Bradley Wiggins is unravelled like never before.
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How to Be a Cyclist An A-Z Guide for the M. A. M. I. L. (Middle Aged Man in Lycra)
No bicycle repair was ever made easier by turning your bike upside down. White shorts are for other people. A helmet perched on the back of your head is perfect if you ride your bike backwards - These and a host of other handy pointers jostle for attention within this A - Z guide to being a cyclist. It's an essential manual and source of wisdom for those who would be kings of the road. Many pitfalls await the unwary middle-aged-man-in-Lycra, but fear not, for the Guide is here to steer you through choppy waters. No more passing out halfway up a hill. No more ridicule in the work place. No more hurty knee. And no more sock crimes. Pearls of wisdom are scattered throughout this book like rose petals before a princess on her wedding day. For instance, who could deny that life is too short to drink bad coffee? That a noisy bike is marginally more annoying than a whiney toddler? Or that style should ever be sacrificed for speed? Written by experts who know everything there is to know about cycling, yet never forget that there is nothing funnier than a rabbit playing a trumpet, How to be a Cyclist is mandatory reading for all bike riders.
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How to Be a Cyclist An A-Z Guide of Life on Two Wheels
No bicycle repair was ever made easier by turning your bike upside down. White shorts are for other people. A helmet perched on the back of your head is perfect if you ride your bike backwards. These and a host of other handy pointers jostle for attention within this AZ guide to being a cyclist. Its an essential manual and source of wisdom for those who would be kings of the road. Many pitfalls await the unwary middle-aged-man-in-Lycra, but fear not, for the Guide is here to steer you through choppy waters. No more passing out halfway up a hill. No more ridicule in the work place. No more hurty knee. And no more sock crimes. Pearls of wisdom are scattered throughout this book like rose petals before a princess on her wedding day. For instance, who could deny that life is too short to drink bad coffee? That a noisy bike is marginally more annoying than a whiney toddler? Or that style should ever be sacrificed for speed? Written by experts who know everything there is to know about cycling, yet never forget that there is nothing funnier than a rabbit playing a trumpet, How to be a Cyclist is mandatory reading for all bike riders.--Publisher website.
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It's All about the Bike My Autobiography
Before Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. Behind Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. One of only five Britons to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, Sean Yates burst onto the cycling scene as the rawest pure talent this country has ever seen. After turning professional at the age of 22, he soon became known as a die-hard domestique, putting his body on the line for his teammates. Devastatingly fast, powerful, and a fearless competitor, Yates won a stage of the Tour, as well as the Vuelta a Espa�a, in 1988, and went on to don the coveted maillot jaune six years later. Having put British cycling on the map as a rider, Yates was soon in demand as a directeur sportif, using his tactical knowledge to inspire a new generation of cyclists to success. And after Team Sky came calling, Yates was the man to design the brilliant plan that saw Sky demolish the opposition in 2012, and for Bradley Wiggins to become the first cyclist from these shores to win the Tour. Straight-talking, entertaining, and revelatory, <i>It's All About the Bike</i> is the story of a remarkable career told from the unique perspective of a man who is immersed in the history of the sport he loves.
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It's All about the Bike My Autobiography
Before Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. Behind Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. One of only five Britons to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, Sean Yates burst onto the cycling scene as the rawest pure talent this country has ever seen. After turning professional at the age of 22, he soon became known as a die-hard domestique, putting his body on the line for his teammates. Devastatingly fast, powerful, and a fearless competitor, Yates won a stage of the Tour, as well as the Vuelta a Espa�a, in 1988, and went on to don the coveted maillot jaune six years later. Having put British cycling on the map as a rider, Yates was soon in demand as a directeur sportif, using his tactical knowledge to inspire a new generation of cyclists to success. And after Team Sky came calling, Yates was the man to design the brilliant plan that saw Sky demolish the opposition in 2012, and for Bradley Wiggins to become the first cyclist from these shores to win the Tour. Straight-talking, entertaining, and revelatory, <i>It's All About the Bike</i> is the story of a remarkable career told from the unique perspective of a man who is immersed in the history of the sport he loves.
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Lost The Frank Vandenbrouke Story
<p>Frank Vandenbroucke is the great lost talent of world road cycling. Born in Mouscron in Belgium in 1974, he went on to race for three of the biggest professional teams on the world circuit - Lotto, Mapei and Cofidis, and became the darling of the cycling press for his daring approach to winning races. Between 1993 and 1999 he won a slew of races, including the Liege-Bastogne- Liege (known amongst the cycling fraternity as the hardest race in the world), Het Volk, Paris-Nice, Paris-Brussels and stages of the Tour of Spain. The Tour de France was in his sights. But his personal life was another story; he became addicted to cocaine and succumbed to pressures within his teams to take EPO and other performance-enhancing drugs. The notorious Cofidis team - where he was joint team leader with Scotland's David Millar - eventually broke him. On leaving Cofidis he moved to the Italian team Lampre and then a number of other teams until he effectively ended his career in 2004, aged only 30. Five years later, he was dead.</p>
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Mijn wereld
Peter Sagan presteerde tussen 2015 en 2017 wat nog nooit iemand had gedaan: hij werd driemaal achter elkaar wereldkampioen wielrennen. Overal waar hij sindsdien aan de start verschijnt, is hij favoriet. Maar alleen naar zijn prestaties kijken zou hem tekortdoen. Hij fietst niet alleen, hij entertaint. In het zadel kan hij zijn wie hij is: hij toont zijn enorme passie voor wielrennen en heeft de onbedwingbare neiging om mensen ermee te vermaken.<br/><br/>In deze autobiografie geeft hij voor het eerst een inkijkje in zijn persoonlijke leven: zijn trainingen, zijn toewijding, de druk die gepaard gaat met het rijden in de regenboogtrui, het gevoel wanneer hij als eerste de finish bereikt, maar ook de oprechte verslagenheid die hij voelde toen hij in de Tour de France werd gediskwalificeerd.
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My World
"From 2015 to 2017, Peter Sagan achieved the seemingly impossible: he won three road race World Championships in a row, ensuring his entry into the history books as one of the greatest riders of all time. But to look at Peter's record in isolation is to tell only a fraction of his story, because Peter doesn't just win: he entertains. Every moment in the saddle is an opportunity to express his personality, and nobody else has succeeded in making elite cycling look so much fun. From no-hands wheelies on the slopes of Mont Ventoux to press conference mischief with clamouring journalists, Peter exudes a passion for the sport and a lovable desire to bring smiles to the faces of his fans. Discover the gruelling training programmes necessary for his success, how he copes with the pressure of high expectation, the moments of desperation - like in 2017 when Peter realised he wouldn't be allowed to challenge for his sixth Tour de France green jersey - and feel that sense of elation when he crosses the line ahead of the pack."--Provided by publisher.
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My world. La mia storia di ciclista tre volte campione del mondo UCI
Richmond 2015, Doha 2016, Bergen 2017. Tre perle per scalare la vetta dell'Olimpo dei ciclisti, autentici capolavori per regalarsi l'immortalità. Tre volte campione del mondo UCI, come solo Alfredo Binda, l'«Imbattibile», e Eddy Merckx, il «Cannibale». Tre maglie iridate UCI conquistate in tre anni consecutivi, come nessuno prima di lui. Basterebbe questo per raccontare chi è Peter Sagan. Ma il più forte ciclista slovacco di tutti i tempi è molto di più. E le pagine di "My world" ci aiutano a scoprirne i lati umani e professionali meno noti. «Se ci sono cento corridori sulla linea di partenza, al traguardo ci saranno cento storie diverse da raccontare.» E la sua è davvero speciale. A soli 28 anni vanta un palmarès degno dei grandi di questo sport, che annovera già più di cento affermazioni tra cui spiccano, oltre alle «maglie arcobaleno UCI» da campione del mondo, due Classiche monumento come il Giro delle Fiandre 2016 e la tanto sospirata Parigi-Roubaix 2018, tre Gand-Wevelgem, undici tappe al Tour de France, impreziosite dalla conquista di sei maglie verdi, e quattro alla Vuelta a España. Nel 2016 è stato incoronato come il ciclista migliore dell'anno. Definire il Sagan ciclista è impresa ardua. Un velocista puro? Uno sprinter che tiene in salita? Un "finisseur" capace di sparate fulminanti negli ultimi chilometri? Uno scattista? A giudicare dalle sue vittorie, è una miscela esplosiva di tutto questo. Definire il Sagan uomo è forse ancora più difficile. Il personaggio abbaglia. «Tourminator» è uno showman unico, capace, in un ambiente tutto sudore e fatica, di divertire il pubblico con improvvise impennate su una ruota sola, in corsa, anche al cospetto di «giganti» come il Mont Ventoux, o di lanciarsi in gustosi siparietti in conferenza stampa o in esultanze fantasiose e sempre diverse sulla linea del traguardo. E di divertirsi tra feste e scherzi con i compagni di squadra, e qualche birra di troppo. Ma la persona, lontano dai riflettori, è di grande spessore. E per la prima volta possiamo conoscerla a tutto tondo. Il legame forte col padre e quello simbiotico col fratello ciclista Juraj. Le amicizie inossidabili con il road manager Gabriele Uboldi e l'agente Giovanni Lombardi. L'impegno nel sociale con la Peter Sagan Academy rivolta ai ragazzi slovacchi. I rapporti con i colleghi. Ad accompagnarci, con totale sincerità e immancabile senso dell'umorismo, in questo mondo fatto di passione per lo sport e per la vita, è lo stesso Peter, l'uomo che, negli ultimi anni, capelli lunghi e tatuaggi da rockstar, ha dato lustro al ciclismo professionistico.
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My world. La mia storia di ciclista tre volte campione del mondo UCI
Richmond 2015, Doha 2016, Bergen 2017. Tre perle per scalare la vetta dell'Olimpo dei ciclisti, autentici capolavori per regalarsi l'immortalità. Tre volte campione del mondo UCI, come solo Alfredo Binda, l'«Imbattibile», e Eddy Merckx, il «Cannibale». Tre maglie iridate UCI conquistate in tre anni consecutivi, come nessuno prima di lui. Basterebbe questo per raccontare chi è Peter Sagan. Ma il più forte ciclista slovacco di tutti i tempi è molto di più. E le pagine di "My world" ci aiutano a scoprirne i lati umani e professionali meno noti. «Se ci sono cento corridori sulla linea di partenza, al traguardo ci saranno cento storie diverse da raccontare.» E la sua è davvero speciale. A soli 28 anni vanta un palmarès degno dei grandi di questo sport, che annovera già più di cento affermazioni tra cui spiccano, oltre alle «maglie arcobaleno UCI» da campione del mondo, due Classiche monumento come il Giro delle Fiandre 2016 e la tanto sospirata Parigi-Roubaix 2018, tre Gand-Wevelgem, undici tappe al Tour de France, impreziosite dalla conquista di sei maglie verdi, e quattro alla Vuelta a España. Nel 2016 è stato incoronato come il ciclista migliore dell'anno. Definire il Sagan ciclista è impresa ardua. Un velocista puro? Uno sprinter che tiene in salita? Un "finisseur" capace di sparate fulminanti negli ultimi chilometri? Uno scattista? A giudicare dalle sue vittorie, è una miscela esplosiva di tutto questo. Definire il Sagan uomo è forse ancora più difficile. Il personaggio abbaglia. «Tourminator» è uno showman unico, capace, in un ambiente tutto sudore e fatica, di divertire il pubblico con improvvise impennate su una ruota sola, in corsa, anche al cospetto di «giganti» come il Mont Ventoux, o di lanciarsi in gustosi siparietti in conferenza stampa o in esultanze fantasiose e sempre diverse sulla linea del traguardo. E di divertirsi tra feste e scherzi con i compagni di squadra, e qualche birra di troppo. Ma la persona, lontano dai riflettori, è di grande spessore. E per la prima volta possiamo conoscerla a tutto tondo. Il legame forte col padre e quello simbiotico col fratello ciclista Juraj. Le amicizie inossidabili con il road manager Gabriele Uboldi e l'agente Giovanni Lombardi. L'impegno nel sociale con la Peter Sagan Academy rivolta ai ragazzi slovacchi. I rapporti con i colleghi. Ad accompagnarci, con totale sincerità e immancabile senso dell'umorismo, in questo mondo fatto di passione per lo sport e per la vita, è lo stesso Peter, l'uomo che, negli ultimi anni, capelli lunghi e tatuaggi da rockstar, ha dato lustro al ciclismo professionistico.
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Team on the Run The Inside Story of the Linda McCartney Pro Cycling Team
It was the biggest cycling team ever seen in Britain, supported by one of the world's most famous names. They took on the old school Europeans in their own backyard, pushing a huge wave of support and excitement before them as they shook the foundations of one of the world's most traditional sports. Then, on the brink of greatness, the house of cards folded. Now, for the first time, the full inside story of the Linda McCartney Pro Cycling Team is told. This is the story of how the most famous vegetarian in the world came to sponsor the world's only vegetarian professional sporting team. Hear about how a small-time British outfit grew so quickly they elbowed their way into the Tour of Italy, and then delve into the mystery of how a team personally funded and endorsed by one of the world's richest men could dissolve into thin air virtually overnight, millions in the red.
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Team on the Run The Inside Story of the Linda McCartney Pro Cycling Team
It was the biggest cycling team ever seen in Britain, supported by one of the world's most famous names. They took on the old school Europeans in their own backyard, pushing a huge wave of support and excitement before them as they shook the foundations of one of the world's most traditional sports. Then, on the brink of greatness, the house of cards folded. Now, for the first time, the full inside story of the Linda McCartney Pro Cycling Team is told. This is the story of how the most famous vegetarian in the world came to sponsor the world's only vegetarian professional sporting team. Hear about how a small-time British outfit grew so quickly they elbowed their way into the Tour of Italy, and then delve into the mystery of how a team personally funded and endorsed by one of the world's richest men could dissolve into thin air virtually overnight, millions in the red.
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