Rough Ride
Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist
$38.48
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2007
Summary
One of the greatest books ever written about the life of a professional athlete: the full story behind life in the peloton.
Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award
An eye-opening expose and a heart-breaking lament for professional cycling.
Paul Kimmage’s boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey, cycling the Tour de France, becoming a national hero. He knew it wouldn’t come easy, but he was prepared to put in the graft. The dedica…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224080170 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0224080172 |
| Author: | Paul Kimmage |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Yellow Jersey Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Yellow Jersey Cycling Classics |
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Critics Review
“Kimmage’s tale provides an important context for our current problems with performance enhancing drugs, i.e., doping.”
Sent shockwaves through the peloton – Daniel Friebe * Outdoor Fitness *
A devastatingly frank description of life on the professional road cycling circuit, hurtful in its telling of unwelcome truths yet powerful in its capture of what it takes, legally and illegally, to compete – Mary Perryman * Huffington Post UK *
In the wake of the Armstrong affair, you can’t move for books about doping, but Kimmage, and ex-pro rider himself, was the first to ‘spit in the soup’ back in the 1990s… A must read for any cyclist * Cyclist *
Paul Kimmage
Paul Kimmage is one of the UK and Ireland’s most respected sports journalists. He is currently chief interviewer for the Sunday Times’ sports section. He has also authored Andy Townsend’s autobiography and the highly acclaimed Full Time: The Secret Life of Tony Cascarino.
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