The Racer: The Inside Story of Life on the Road

Awards:   Winner of Cross Sports Book Awards - Cycling Book of the Year 2016 (UK) Winner of Cross Sports Book Awards Cycling Book of the Year 2016.
Author:   David Millar
Publisher:   Vintage Publishing
ISBN:  

9780224100083


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 May 2016
Format:   Paperback
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  • Winner of Cross Sports Book Awards - Cycling Book of the Year 2016 (UK)
  • Winner of Cross Sports Book Awards Cycling Book of the Year 2016.

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Author:   David Millar
Publisher:   Vintage Publishing
Imprint:   Yellow Jersey Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780224100083


ISBN 10:   0224100084
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 May 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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David Millar's book takes you inside the sport of cycling while also emphasising the absurdity of it. It's quite rare for a sportsman to be so immersed and yet able to detach themselves from it all ... The parts on crashing are amazing. I felt frightened and sore reading it -- Richard Moore, author of Slaying the Badger Cycling has always been about a great deal more than its winners, and The Racer is quite a ride -- Jon Day Spectator What's it really like to be a professional bike racer? David Millar gives you an unparalleled insight -- Colin Henrys Road Cycling UK A love letter to the simple pleasure of riding a bike, and a very well-written one at that -- Jamie Beach Bike Radar


David Millar's book takes you inside the sport of cycling while also emphasising the absurdity of it. It's quite rare for a sportsman to be so immersed and yet able to detach themselves from it all ... The parts on crashing are amazing. I felt frightened and sore reading it -- Richard Moore, author of Slaying the Badger


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David Millar was a professional cyclist for eighteen years, and was the first Briton to wear the leader's jerseys in the Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana and Giro d'Italia. He is now part of the ITV cycling commentary team and a key spokesman on anti-doping. His first book Racing Through the Dark was a bestseller and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.

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