It's time we all stopped whining and learned a thing or two from The Toughest Cyclists Ever. 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.
The Hardmen: Legends of the Cycling Gods
$21.35 - $29.27
- UPC:
- 9781781256138
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 6/14/2018
- Release Date:
- 6/14/2018
- Author:
- The Velominati
- Language:
- English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- Edition:
- Main
- Pages:
- 256