The Racer
Life on the Road as a Pro Cyclist
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4.0 • 11 Ratings
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Publisher Description
What is it really like to be a racer?
What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? What sacrifices must a cyclist make to reach the highest levels? What is it like on the bus? In the hotels? What camaraderie is built in the confines of a team? What rivalries? How does it feel to be constantly on the road, away from loved ones, tasting one more calorie-counted hotel breakfast?
David Millar offers us a unique insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Over the course of a season on the World Tour, Millar puts us in touch with the sights, smells and sounds of the sport. This is a book about youth and age, fresh-faced excitement and hard-earned experience. It is a love letter to cycling.
'Cycling has always been about a great deal more than its winners, and The Racer is quite a ride' Spectator
Customer Reviews
Superb, a heartfelt inside look. Chapeau.
Great book. Kudos to David for putting it together and actually writing it himself. You can feel the emotion and genuine love he has for the sport. Congratulations David on a great career and two excellent books.
Arrogant egotist
An anti doping campaigner? That’s what you call yourself these days right? So what example did you set at the London Olympics? A: That it doesn’t matter if you get caught taking drugs cycling because you can just go to court and get your ban from Olympic competition overruled and in turn deprive an honest completely clean cyclist their chance at the olympics.
I refused to watch the olympics because of what you did and just learnt of what transpired and not only did you and England lose but you were never in contention 😂😂😂 and to make it even more fitting the gold went to another drug cheat 😂😂😂 even so, I still wish for you a Short drop and a Sudden stop 👍