Description
| Product ID: | 9781509801589 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Jan Ullrich |
| Subtitle: | The Best There Never Was |
| Authors: | Author: Daniel Friebe |
| Page Count: | 464 |
| Subjects: | Biography: sport, Biography: sport, Social and ethical issues, Drug abuse in sport, Cycle racing, Corruption in society, Drug abuse in sport, Cycling, France, Germany, c 1990 to c 2000, c 2000 to c 2010 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The first biography of one of the most controversial champions of the Tour de France, Jan Ullrich, by acclaimed journalist Daniel Friebe. <p><b><i>Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was </i>is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial champions of the Tour de France.<br><br>'Magnificent' – Matt Dickinson, <i>The Times</i><br>'A superlative biography as well as social and sporting history' – <i>Observer</i></b><br><br>In 1997, Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world by obliterating his rivals at the Tour de France and becoming Germany’s first ever winner. Everyone agreed: Jan Ullrich would dominate the future of cycling. But he never quite managed it.<br><br>This is a gripping account of how unbearable expectation, mental and physical fragility, the effects of a complicated childhood, a morally corrupt sport and one individual – Lance Armstrong – can conspire to reroute destiny.<br><br><b>Acclaimed journalist Daniel Friebe takes us from the legacy of East Germany’s drugs programme to the pinnacle of pro cycling and asks: what price are you willing to pay for immortality?</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-06-22 |
