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Riis
Bjarne Riis
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Description for Riis
Paperback. The sensational autobiography of the controversial Tour de France winner and Team Saxobank owner/manager, Bjarne Riis Translator(s): Bacon, Ellis. Num Pages: 320 pages, Colour section. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
In 1996 Danish cycling legend Bjarne Riis won the Tour de France. Eleven years later he called a press conference and confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs in order to achieve the ultimate cycling triumph. In Riis, his sensational autobiography - already an acclaimed bestseller in Denmark and Germany - the notoriously private Dane bares his soul. From the shy, young daydreamer who fell in love with cycling as an eight-year-old, to the hardened, regular user of banned blood booster EPO. While never shirking the seriousness of his actions Riis does attempt to explain the pressures ... Read more
In 1996 Danish cycling legend Bjarne Riis won the Tour de France. Eleven years later he called a press conference and confessed to taking performance-enhancing drugs in order to achieve the ultimate cycling triumph. In Riis, his sensational autobiography - already an acclaimed bestseller in Denmark and Germany - the notoriously private Dane bares his soul. From the shy, young daydreamer who fell in love with cycling as an eight-year-old, to the hardened, regular user of banned blood booster EPO. While never shirking the seriousness of his actions Riis does attempt to explain the pressures ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vision Sports Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
343g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907637513
SKU
V9781907637513
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About Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Riis is a Danish former professional road cyclist and winner of the 1996 Tour de France. He is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour squad Team Saxo Bank and has managed riders to wins in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. He remains an influential figure in the cycling world.
Reviews for Riis
It is very rare to find such a well told and honest biography as this one, where the main character fearlessly sacrifices himself. Politiken, January 2012 A very exciting and captivating read. B.T.