Awards
- Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2008
- Shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2008.
Overview
Shortlisted for the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year - an insider's story of ten years following the Tour de France, and of how a sport has been corrupted by commercialism, scandal and drugs. Now revised and updated. Even the biggest cycling fan can one day wake up to find that he has lost his faith Bad Blood is the story of Jeremy Whittle's journey from unquestioning fan to Tour de France insider and confirmed sceptic. It's about broken friendships and a sport divided; about having to choose sides in the war against doping; about how galloping greed and corporate opportunism have led the Tour de France to the brink of destruction. Part personal memoir, part devastating expose of a sport torn apart by drugs and scandal, Bad Blood is a love letter to one man's past, and a warning to cycling's future. 'Whatever you think about doping, you must read this book ... Well-balanced, considered, compelling' Rouleur Shortlisted for the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Full Product Details
Author: Jeremy Whittle
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.171kg
ISBN: 9780224080231
ISBN 10: 0224080237
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 04 June 2009
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Whatever you think about doping, you must read this book ... Well-balanced, considered, ...compelling * Rouleur * Deeply personal, engaging... nuanced, complicated * Scotsman * A warts-and-all portrait of a sport that has more warts than a sackful of toads * Daily Telegraph *
Whatever you think about doping, you must read this book ... Well-balanced, considered, ...compelling Rouleur Deeply personal, engaging... nuanced, complicated Scotsman A warts-and-all portrait of a sport that has more warts than a sackful of toads Daily Telegraph
A warts-and-all portrait of a sport that has more warts than a sackful of toads * Daily Telegraph * Deeply personal, engaging... nuanced, complicated * Scotsman * Whatever you think about doping, you must read this book ... Well-balanced, considered, ...compelling * Rouleur *
Author Information
Jeremy Whittle has been covering professional cycling since 1993. A former editor of Procycling magazine and the Official Guide to the Tour de France, he covers cycling for The Times and the Sunday Herald. He has appeared on BBC Radio 4, Radio 5, NPR and CNN and is the author of Yellow Fever (1998) and Le Tour (2003).
