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Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro
Charly Wegelius
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Description for Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro
paperback. For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was in demand from the world's best teams, a well-paid elite athlete. But I never won a race. I was the hired help. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
**Winner - Sweetspot Cycling Book of the Year**
For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was in demand from the world’s best teams, a well-paid elite athlete. But I never won a race. I was the hired help.
When my mum dropped me off in a small French town aged 17, I was full of determination to be a professional cyclist, but I was completely green. I went from mowing the team manager’s lawn to winning every amateur race I entered. Then I turned pro and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091950941
SKU
9780091950941
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About Charly Wegelius
Charly Wegelius was one of Britain's most distinguished and respected professional cyclists. He grew up in York, and went on to race for some of cycling's best teams, including Mapei, the world's most successful ever team. In his 11-year career he competed in a remarkable 14 Grand Tours (including three Tours de France). Charly now works as a directear sportif ... Read more
Reviews for Domestique: The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro
If justice is alive and well in the world, this will be the sports book of the year 2013... a book that is well nigh impossible to put back on the shelf at the end of each chapter.
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Interesting and revealing... the most accurate description of what being a highly-regarded domestique in the modern ... Read more
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Interesting and revealing... the most accurate description of what being a highly-regarded domestique in the modern ... Read more