Charly Wegelius

Broschiertes Buch

Domestique

The Real-life Ups and Downs of a Tour Pro

Beschreibung

Winner - Sweetspot Cycling Book of the Year For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was the hired help. When my mum dropped me off in a small French town aged 17, I was full of determination to be a professional cyclist, but I was completely green.

Autor

Charly Wegelius was one of Britain's most distinguished and respected professional cyclists. He grew up in York, and went on to race for some of cycling's best teams, including Mapei, the world's most successful ever team. In his 11-year career he competed in a remarkable 14 Grand Tours (including three Tours de France). Charly now works as a directear sportif for the Garmin-Sharp team. Co-writer Tom Southam is a former professional racing cyclist. He raced alongside Charly Wegelius for three years in the Italian professional peleton, and twice rode the professional Roac Race Championships as a teamate of Wegelius. He now works as a writer and contributes to major cycling publications in the UK and internationally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ebury Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 123mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 232g
• ISBN-13: 9780091950941
• ISBN-10: 0091950945
• Artikelnr.: 39355446