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Bloody Minded
My Life in Cycling
Buch von Alex Dowsett
Sprache: Englisch

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'Immensely readable and revealing'The Guardian'A must read'
Phil Liggett, MBE

'A story like no other in cycling'
Ned Boulting

IMAGINE COMPETING IN THE WORLD'S MOST BRUTAL CYCLE RACES, KNOWING THAT A CRASH COULD BE FATAL

Alex 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
'Immensely readable and revealing'The Guardian'A must read'
Phil Liggett, MBE

'A story like no other in cycling'
Ned Boulting

IMAGINE COMPETING IN THE WORLD'S MOST BRUTAL CYCLE RACES, KNOWING THAT A CRASH COULD BE FATAL

Alex 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
Über den Autor
Alex Dowsett
Zusammenfassung
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Not Horrific, Just Terrible: The Hour Record, 2015
2. The Day My Dad Stopped Whistling: Diagnosis, 1990
3. Freedom: The Commonwealth Games, 2014
4. One Evening, on the River Blackwater: The Beginning, 2001
5. The Hunger Games: The British Academy, 2007-2009
6. The University of Livestrong: Riding for a Legend, 2010
7. On Planet Dave: Team Sky, 2011-2012
8. Treading My Own Path: Team Sky to Movistar, 2011-2013
9. Letting Go of the Bike: The Giro, 2013
10. The Armstrong Comment: The Start Line, Beijing, 2012
11. Growing Up: On the Road with Cavendish, 2013-2015
12. Mummy's Boy: It's All About Love, 2016
13. Heartbreak and Glory: The Olympics and the Commonwealths
14. Mayhem: Katusha-Alpecin, 2018-2019
15. Life Expectancy: The Tour de France
16. An Arm Around My Shoulder: The Worlds, 2019
17. Stage 8: Giro d'Italia, 2020
18. Winners and Losers: The Hour, 2021
19. Born Lucky: Leaving the World Tour, 2022
Acknowledgements
Index

Details
Genre: Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Auto-/Motorrad-/Rad-/Flugsport
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781399406406
ISBN-10: 139940640X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Dowsett, Alex
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 233 x 156 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Alex Dowsett
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.09.2023
Gewicht: 0,528 kg
Artikel-ID: 126328389
Über den Autor
Alex Dowsett
Zusammenfassung
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Not Horrific, Just Terrible: The Hour Record, 2015
2. The Day My Dad Stopped Whistling: Diagnosis, 1990
3. Freedom: The Commonwealth Games, 2014
4. One Evening, on the River Blackwater: The Beginning, 2001
5. The Hunger Games: The British Academy, 2007-2009
6. The University of Livestrong: Riding for a Legend, 2010
7. On Planet Dave: Team Sky, 2011-2012
8. Treading My Own Path: Team Sky to Movistar, 2011-2013
9. Letting Go of the Bike: The Giro, 2013
10. The Armstrong Comment: The Start Line, Beijing, 2012
11. Growing Up: On the Road with Cavendish, 2013-2015
12. Mummy's Boy: It's All About Love, 2016
13. Heartbreak and Glory: The Olympics and the Commonwealths
14. Mayhem: Katusha-Alpecin, 2018-2019
15. Life Expectancy: The Tour de France
16. An Arm Around My Shoulder: The Worlds, 2019
17. Stage 8: Giro d'Italia, 2020
18. Winners and Losers: The Hour, 2021
19. Born Lucky: Leaving the World Tour, 2022
Acknowledgements
Index

Details
Genre: Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Auto-/Motorrad-/Rad-/Flugsport
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781399406406
ISBN-10: 139940640X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Dowsett, Alex
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 233 x 156 x 30 mm
Von/Mit: Alex Dowsett
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.09.2023
Gewicht: 0,528 kg
Artikel-ID: 126328389
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