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Born to Ride: The Autobiography of Stephen Roche
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In 1987, Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche had an extraordinary year – the year to end all years.June 1987: Winner of the Giro d’Italia July 1987: Secured the yellow jersey at the Tour De FranceSeptember 1987: Victory at the World Cycling Championships in AustriaBy winning the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and world championships in the same season, Stephen Roche defied all odds to win cycling’s ‘triple crown’.Born to Ride, his first full autobiography, takes this extraordinary year as the starting point to explore the rest of his life. He doesn’t hold back as he examines the many ups and downs of his time on and off the bike, scrutinising victories, defeats, rivals, serious injury, doping allegations and agonising family breakdown. Beneath the charm and rare natural talent, Roche finally reveals himself as a smiling assassin – a master strategist who lives to attack. ‘One of the most riveting sporting biographies I’ve read’ Herald
Additional information
| Weight | 0.215 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.8 × 12.9 × 19.7 cm |
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| Pages | 304 |
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| Year Published | 2013-5-2 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0224091913 |
| About The Author | Stephen Roche was born in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. As a road racing cyclist, over the course of 13 years, he recorded 58 professional career wins, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia and the World Road Racing Championship, all of which he won in 1987. Since retiring Stephen has set up and built Stephen Roche Cycling Holidays and Training Camps, based in Majorca and worked as a commentator for Eurosport. Born to Ride is his first full autobiography. |
Fascinating…a compelling read |
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| Other text | One of the most riveting sporting biographies I've read for ages |
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