"Offers an illuminating meditation on what drives cyclists to devote their lives and bodies to training, racing, and even doping. Olivier Haralambon, who spent ten years as a racing cyclist, presents cycling as simultaneously physical and creative, technological and mystical, torturous and ecstatic, and writes about the world of competitive cycling with rare honesty and self-reflection"--
"Offers an illuminating meditation on what drives cyclists to devote their lives and bodies to training, racing, and even doping. Olivier Haralambon, who spent ten years as a racing cyclist, presents cycling as simultaneously physical and creative, technological and mystical, torturous and ecstatic, and writes about the world of competitive cycling with rare honesty and self-reflection"--
Fascinated by bicycle racing from the age of 13, Olivier Haralambon was a racing cyclist for ten years, riding in hundreds of races, after which he studied philosophy at the University of Paris XII. He is a sports journalist and author of four books. François Thomazeau is a French sports journalist, translator, publisher, musician, and renowned crime novelist. Richard Moore was a freelance sports journalist, former racing cyclist, and cohost, with Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe, of The Cycling Podcast. He wrote seven books on bicycle racing.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Richard Moore Translator’s Introduction François Thomazeau The Cyclist and His Shadow 1 My Pet Shadow 2 Flat Cosmos 3 The Finger of St. Thomas 4 Competing 5 Liquid Body 6 Vocation 7 The Monster 8 Intimacy 9 Grace and Disgrace 10 Go to Heaven with Your Body 11 Nocturne 12 Physique 13 Trace 14 The Old Man
Foreword Richard Moore Translator’s Introduction François Thomazeau The Cyclist and His Shadow 1 My Pet Shadow 2 Flat Cosmos 3 The Finger of St. Thomas 4 Competing 5 Liquid Body 6 Vocation 7 The Monster 8 Intimacy 9 Grace and Disgrace 10 Go to Heaven with Your Body 11 Nocturne 12 Physique 13 Trace 14 The Old Man
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