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      Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike

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      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

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      Product ID:9780224074513
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike
      Authors:Author: William Fotheringham
      Page Count:320
      Subjects:Biography: sport, Biography: sport, Cycle racing, Cycling, Belgium
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      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

      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


      Imprint Name:Yellow Jersey Press
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2013-03-28

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      Weight250 g
      Dimensions163 × 199 × 22 mm