The Racer. Life On The Road As A Pro Cyclist

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Penguin
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: First Edition

Description: 292 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: What is it really like to be a racerWhat is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack How does it feel to be reeled in from a solo breakaway metres from the line What happens to the body during a high-speed chute What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour How does a domestique keep going to the end of a stage once his job is done and his body exhausted How does a time-trialist maintain his form when every muscle and sinew is screaming at him to stop 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 breakfastDavid 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 the barked instructions of a road captain in a sprint chain, the silence of a solo training ride. This is a book about youth and age, fresh-faced excitement and hard-earned experience. It is a love letter to cycling.

ISBN: 9780224100069