Description
| Product ID: | 9781781256138 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Hardmen |
| Subtitle: | Legends of the Cycling Gods |
| Authors: | Author: Brett Kennedy, The Velominati, John Andrews, Frank Strack |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Sports teams and clubs, Sports teams & clubs, Cycle racing, Cycling |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Stories of the toughest cyclists of all time, told by The Velominati, originators of The Rules. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Pursuit |
| Publisher Name: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-06-14 |
