Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion
William Fotheringham
Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to soccer: simply the best there has ever been. Merckx amassed an astonishing 445 victories. Lance Armstrong, by comparison, managed fewer than 100. Merckx didn't just beat his opponents; he crushed them. But his triumphs only tell half a story that includes horrific injury, a doping controversy, and tragedy. He was nicknamed "the Cannibal" for his insatiable appetite for victory, but the moniker did scant justice to a man who was handsome, sensitive, and surprisingly anxious. A number-one bestseller in the United Kingdom, "Half Man, Half Bike" is the definitive story of a man whose fear of failure drove him to the highest pinnacles before ultimately destroying him.
సంవత్సరం:
2013
ప్రచురణకర్త:
Chicago Review Press
భాష:
english
పేజీల సంఖ్య:
320
ISBN 13:
9781613747261
ఫైల్:
EPUB, 5.19 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2013