The Hardmen - Legends of the Cycling Gods

It's time we all stopped whining and learned a thing or two from The Toughest Cyclists Ever. Including: Stephen 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.

Product details

• Authors: An, John Andrews, John 'Gianni' Andrews, Andrews John, Brett Kennedy, Frank Strack, The Velominati, Velominati, The Velominati
• Assisted by: David Millar (Foreword), Millar David (Foreword)
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.06.2018
• EAN: 9781781256138
• ISBN: 978-1-78125-613-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Velominati; Velominati
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, Sports teams & clubs, Sports teams and clubs, Cycle racing