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Paperback. English. Yellow Jersey Press. 2001. ISBN: 9780224061704. In fair condition.
Paul Kimmage?s boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey. cycling the Tour de France. becoming a national hero. He knew it wouLdn?t come easy - he was prepared to put in the graft and so he spent his teenage years cycling an average of 400 miles a week. The dedication began to pay off. He represented his country. finished sixth in the World Championships and in 1986 he went professional. That?s when reality hit. He soon discovered it wasn?t about glory and courage and it wasn?t about how much training you put in or how much you wanted to win. It was about gruelling defeats. complete and utter exhaustion. and it was about drugs. Not drugs that would necessarily ensure victory but drugs that would allow you to finish the race and start another day. Paul Kimmage left the sport to write this book. It is a powerful and frank account that breaks the law of silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport. An eye-opening expos
Paul Kimmage?s boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey. cycling the Tour de France. becoming a national hero. He knew it wouLdn?t come easy - he was prepared to put in the graft and so he spent his teenage years cycling an average of 400 miles a week. The dedication began to pay off. He represented his country. finished sixth in the World Championships and in 1986 he went professional. That?s when reality hit. He soon discovered it wasn?t about glory and courage and it wasn?t about how much training you put in or how much you wanted to win. It was about gruelling defeats. complete and utter exhaustion. and it was about drugs. Not drugs that would necessarily ensure victory but drugs that would allow you to finish the race and start another day. Paul Kimmage left the sport to write this book. It is a powerful and frank account that breaks the law of silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport. An eye-opening expos
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