The Hardmen: Legends of the Cycling Gods

di The Velominati (Autore)

Frank Strack (Autore)

Brett Kennedy (Autore)

Profile Books Ltd, 2018

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.

• Autore: The Velominati, Frank Strack, Brett Kennedy
• Editore: Profile Books Ltd
• Anno: 2018
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 256 p.
• Dimensioni: 196 x 130 mm
• Peso: 187 gr.
• EAN: 9781781256138

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