AndreZA, on 27 October 2011 - 08:28 , said:
Jis but you okes are cycling befok. How about some books that does not involve bicycles.
Quite provocative and thought-wobbling.
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Posted 27 October 2011 - 11:16
Noakes's book is about sport, in general, and how performance is influenced.
Quite provocative and thought-wobbling.
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Posted 15 November 2011 - 04:06
Possibly a very good read:
Cadel Evans (BMC) has launched his autobiography, "The Long Road to Paris", detailing the Tour de France winners beginnings as an amateur riding on the mountain bike world cup circuit, to standing on the Champs-Élysées in yellow.
Cadel Evans (BMC) has launched his autobiography, "The Long Road to Paris", detailing the Tour de France winners beginnings as an amateur riding on the mountain bike world cup circuit, to standing on the Champs-Élysées in yellow.
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Posted 21 February 2012 - 08:18
Anyone read Jeremy Whittle's 'Bad Blood'.
Worth a buy??
Worth a buy??
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Posted 21 February 2012 - 08:22
Amazon:
'We were young and care free"
By L Fignon
Intriguing description of the book.
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‘One of the most charismatic and flamboyant cyclists in recent history’ Daily Telegraph Laurent Fignon is one of the giants of modern cycling. Twice-winner of the Tour de France in the early eighties, Fignon became the star for a new generation. In 1989 he took part in one of the most fiercely-contested Tours of all time. Over the course of 3,285 kilometres he lost out to his American arch-rival, Greg LeMond, by an agonising eight seconds on the final Parisian time trial. Fignon does not mince his words. In this forthright and unflinching account the former champion spares neither friends nor opponents, nor even his own image. In doing so he gives cycling fans a tantalising glimpse of what really went on behind the scenes of this epic sport – the friendships, the rivalries, the betrayals, the scheming, the parties, the girls, and, of course, the performance-enhancing drugs. Laurent Fignon lived cycling at its peak. He enjoyed a truly exceptional career, winning over eighty titles from 1982 to 1993. The highs were matched by lows of serious injury, periods of self-doubt, and accusations of cheating. Fignon’s story bestrides a golden age in cycling: a time before the scandals and the shadow of doping, a time when cyclists were afraid of nothing.
'We were young and care free"
By L Fignon
Intriguing description of the book.
Product Description
‘One of the most charismatic and flamboyant cyclists in recent history’ Daily Telegraph Laurent Fignon is one of the giants of modern cycling. Twice-winner of the Tour de France in the early eighties, Fignon became the star for a new generation. In 1989 he took part in one of the most fiercely-contested Tours of all time. Over the course of 3,285 kilometres he lost out to his American arch-rival, Greg LeMond, by an agonising eight seconds on the final Parisian time trial. Fignon does not mince his words. In this forthright and unflinching account the former champion spares neither friends nor opponents, nor even his own image. In doing so he gives cycling fans a tantalising glimpse of what really went on behind the scenes of this epic sport – the friendships, the rivalries, the betrayals, the scheming, the parties, the girls, and, of course, the performance-enhancing drugs. Laurent Fignon lived cycling at its peak. He enjoyed a truly exceptional career, winning over eighty titles from 1982 to 1993. The highs were matched by lows of serious injury, periods of self-doubt, and accusations of cheating. Fignon’s story bestrides a golden age in cycling: a time before the scandals and the shadow of doping, a time when cyclists were afraid of nothing.
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Posted 21 February 2012 - 08:40
' Dale, on 21 February 2012 - 08:18 , said:
Anyone read Jeremy Whittle's 'Bad Blood'.
Worth a buy??
Worth a buy??
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Posted 21 February 2012 - 08:43
Mr Legs, on 21 February 2012 - 08:40 , said:
I will send a pm
Ta!
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