Fallen Angel
The Passion of Fausto Coppi
$37.71
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2010
Summary
A remarkable biography of one of history’s greatest sportsmen by the acclaimed author of Put Me Back on My Bike.
Voted the most popular Italian sportsman of the twentieth century, Fausto Angelo Coppi was the campionissimo - champion of champions. The greatest cyclist of the immediate post-war years, he was the first man to win cycling’s great double, the Tour de France and Tour of Italy in the same year - and he did it twice. He achieved mythical status for his crushing solo victories…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224074506 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0224074504 |
| Author: | William Fotheringham |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Yellow Jersey Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Yellow Jersey Cycling Classics |
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Critics Review
“The Italian star’s rivalry with Gino Bartali makes Armstrong v Contador look like a playground spat.”
Sympathetic and perceptive. Times have changed but the myth lives on * Independent on Sunday *
The Italian star’s rivalry with Gino Bartali makes Armstrong v Contador look like a playground spat – Tim Lewis * Observer *
Admirable. Coppi’s melancholy journey from poverty to superstardom is a cautionary tale of the price of fame * Financial Times *
The quality of the testimony and the sources used by Fotheringham are of a remarkable breadth and depth. An excellent book * BBC Sport *
Fotheringham is at his best when describing the emergence of a new national hero from a world of rubble and grinding poverty – Richard Williams * Guardian *
A fantastic study of Coppi’s life and achievements … Everything you need or want to know about Fausto is in this book * Sir Paul Smith *
About The Author
William Fotheringham
William Fotheringham writes for the Guardian and Observer on cycling and rugby. A racing cyclist and launch editor of Procycling and Cycle Sport magazines, he has reported on over twenty Tours de France. He is the critically lauded author of Fallen Angel, Roule Britannia, Put Me Back on My Bike, which Velo magazine called ‘The best cycling biography ever written,’ and the Sunday Times number one bestselling biography of Eddy Merckx.
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