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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR
''Immensely readable and revealing''
The Guardian
''A must read''
Phil Liggett, MBE
''A story like no other in cycling''
Ned Boulting
IMAGINE COMPETING IN THE WORLD''S MOST BRUTAL CYCLE RACES, KNOWING THAT A CRASH COULD BE FATAL
Alex Dowsett is one of Britain''s greatest cyclists. He has ridden Grand Tours and Classics for elite teams including Sky and Movistar and broke the iconic World Hour Record the ultimate time trial challenge. With humour, insight and honesty, Alex recounts his years as a pro-cyclist and the challenges he has faced in his struggle to reach the top.
Alex has achieved all this despite being the only able-bodied elite sportsperson in the world with haemophilia A. He describes how the condition in which falls can be fatal both blighted his young sporting life, and boosted his determination to succee
Trade Review
Immensely readable and revealing -- Donald McRae * The Guardian *
A story to tell like no other in cycling * Ned Boulting *
A great champion in sport and in life, and a credit for all young aspiring people to follow. A must read * Phil Liggett, MBE, international commentator *
Truly inspirational * Cycling Weekly *
The humblest super-talent in the peloton, proving nice guys can win. A wonderful book * Carlton Kirby *
Such an inspiring tale. Poignant and moving, and told with forthright honesty * Peter Cossins *
An inspiration for anyone who wants to do whatever they’re told they can’t. -- Michael Hutchinson
Unembellished and honest. Alex tells what life as a professional cyclist is really like * Rick Zabel *
Truly compelling.… a must read book for any cycling fan * Alan Murchison *
Compelling -- Phil Cavell
A fascinating insight into the mindset of an elite sportsman who overcame great odds to reach the very top * Simon Brotherton *
Table of Contents
Not Horrific, Just Terrible - The Hour Record, 2015 The Day My Dad Stopped Whistling - Diagnosis 1990 Freedom - The Commonwealth Games, 2014 One Evening, on the River Blackwater - The beginning, 2001 Hunger Games - The British Academy, 2007-2010 The University of Livestrong - Riding for a legend, 2010 Treading My Own Path - Team Sky to Movistar, 2011-2013 Letting Go of the Bike - The Giro, 2013 The Armstrong Comment - The Start Line, Beijing, 2012 Growing Up – On the road with Cavendish, 2013-2015 Mummy’s Boy - Sub-title? 2016 Heartbreak and Glory - The Olympics and The Commonwealths Mayhem - Katusha-Alpecin, 2018—2019 Life Expectancy - The Tour de France, 2019 An Arm around my Shoulder - The Worlds, 2019 Stage 8 - Giro d’Italia, 2020 Winners and Losers - The Hour, 2021 Born Lucky - Leaving the World Tour, 2022.
