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The Breakaway
Nicole Cooke
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Description for The Breakaway
Paperback. The grippingly honest memoir of Olympic and World champion cyclist Nicole Cooke, a fearless campaigner against the doping that has blighted her sport Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 350.
THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR
A retirement statement from a sports star rarely causes a flicker, but Nicole Cooke went out as she rode her bike: giving it her all. The contrast could not have been greater - as Lance Armstrong, a fraudster backed by many corporate sponsors and feted by presidents, was about to deliver a stage-managed confession to Oprah, so a shy, young woman from a small village in Wales took aim.
She too had been a cyclist, the only rider ever to have become World and Olympic champion in ... Read more
THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR
A retirement statement from a sports star rarely causes a flicker, but Nicole Cooke went out as she rode her bike: giving it her all. The contrast could not have been greater - as Lance Armstrong, a fraudster backed by many corporate sponsors and feted by presidents, was about to deliver a stage-managed confession to Oprah, so a shy, young woman from a small village in Wales took aim.
She too had been a cyclist, the only rider ever to have become World and Olympic champion in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
337g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471130359
SKU
V9781471130359
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-16
About Nicole Cooke
Nicole Cooke was born near Swansea in 1983 and became one of the UK's most successful cyclists, winning gold in the 2008 Olympics and then following it up a few weeks later with the World Road Race title. In all she won more than 70 professional titles around the world, including the women's Tour de France twice. She retired from ... Read more
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