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• Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Biography 2007
• Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Biography 2007.

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[Rendell's] not inconsiderable acheivement is to convey the sordid reality of the Tour while simultaneously adding to one's yearning for its lost idealism - Times - Matthew Syed

[Rendell's] not inconsiderable acheivement is to convey the sordid reality of the Tour while simultaneously adding to one's yearning for its lost idealism -- Matthew Syed Times

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Matt Rendell survived Hodgkin's Disease and lectured at British and Latvian universities before entering TV and print journalism. He is the author of A SIGNIFICANT OTHER, a top ten sports book and Kings of the Mountains (Aurum, 2002). His Channel 4 documentary on Colombian cycling was described in The Observer as 'a gem, telling us more about the essence of sport in under an hour than a season's worth of Premiership matches.' He has written for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, including British coverage of the Tour de France. The National Sporting Club named Matt Rendell 'Best New Sports Writer 2003'. Previous titles: Death of Marco Pantani (HC Sep 06); Significant Other; Kings of the Mountains

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