The Racer

What is it really like to be a racer?What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? What sacrifices must a cyclist make to reach the highest levels? What is it like on the bus? In the hotels? What camaraderie is built in the confines of a team? What rivalries? How does it feel to be constantly on the road, away from loved ones, tasting one more calorie-counted hotel breakfast? David Millar offers us a unique insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Over the course of a season on the World Tour, Millar puts us in touch with the sights, smells and sounds of the sport. This is a book about youth and age, fresh-faced excitement and hard-earned experience. It is a love letter to cycling.'Cycling has always been about a great deal more than its winners, and The Racer is quite a ride' Spectator

Product details

• Authors: David Millar, Millar David
• Publisher: Yellow Jersey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9780224100083
• ISBN: 978-0-224-10008-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Motorsport, motorcycle sport, bicycle sport, aviation sport; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling, United Kingdom, Great Britain, cycling, Sporting events and management, Sporting events & management, Cycle racing, Cycling: general and touring