Críticas:
"The best cycling biography ever written" (Velo)
"An intelligent, perceptive portrait" (Guardian)
"A beautiful explanation of why Simpson's legend still exerts such a powerful hold" (Sunday Times)
"An enjoyable, clear-eyed biography" (Times Literary Supplement)
"The definitive story of Britain’s greatest ever cyclist" (Cycle Sport)
Reseña del editor:
The cyclist Tom Simpson was an Olympic medallist, world champion and the first Briton to wear the fabled yellow jersey of the Tour de France. He died a tragic early death on the barren moonscape of the Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour. Almost 35 years on, hundreds of fans still make the pilgrimage to the windswept memorial which marks the spot where he died. A man of contradictions, Simpson was one of the first cyclists to admit to using banned drugs, and was accused of fixing races, yet the dapper "Major Tom" inspired awe and affection for the obsessive will to win which was ultimately to cost him his life. An authoritative evaluation of Simpson's death, and of the life that led to it, has been long overdue, the more so since cycling has been rocked by a succession of drug scandals. Put me Back on my Bike will revisit the places and people associated with Simpson to produce the definitive story of Britain's greatest ever cyclist.
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- EditorialRandom House UK
- Año de publicación2014
- ISBN 10 0224092391
- ISBN 13 9780224092395
- EncuadernaciónTapa blanda
- Número de páginas288
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