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The hardmen : legends and lessons from the cycling gods / The Velominati.

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Pegasus Books, 2017.

Cyclists -- Biography -- Anecdotes.

Bicycle racing -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.

9781681775708 (hc)

1st Pegasus Books hardcover ed.

xv, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Foreword / by David Millar -- Eddy Merckx, part I : the improbable hour -- Nicole Cooke : birth of a hardwoman -- Sean Yates : always full gas -- Marianne Vos : 2012 Olympic road race -- Eddy Merckx, part II : Belguim, April 1971 -- Rebecca Twigg : mind over matter -- Jacky Durand : go long or go home -- Annie Londonderry : anything you can do, I can do better -- Bernard Hinault : the Badger versus the Dog : Paris -- Roubaix 1981 -- Megan Fisher : overcoming -- Francesco Moser : Passista -- Rik Verbrugghe : stage 15, Tour de France, 2001 -- Beryl 'BB' Burton : British twelve-hour time trial 1967 -- Lucien van Impe : the Spotted Flandrian -- Stephen Roche : La Plagne, July 1987 -- Marco Pantani : Les Deux Alpes -- Andy Hampsten : the Gavia, 1988 -- Nairo Quintana : rule #9 Grimpeur -- Richard Virenque : cracked actor -- Tyler Hamilton : the accidental COTHO -- Roger de Vlaeminck : Mr Paris-Roubaix -- Lizzie Deignan : a lady for the sport -- Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle : never say die -- Jan Raas : the Dutch make hardmen too -- Edwig van Hooydonck : 'Eddy Bosberg' -- Sean Kelly, part I : guns -- Mapei : destroying cobbles, selling glue, forging rules -- Andrei Tchmil : Paris-Roubaix 1994 -- Peter van Petegem : April 2001 -- Tony Martin : 'Panzerwagen' -- Mathew Hayman : Paris-Roubaix 2016 : journey(man) to hell -- Jens Voight : Conan's great battle -- Adam Hansen : Batman -- Eros Poli : Mont Ventoux, Tour de France 1994 -- Freddy Maertens : Champagne in the Bidon -- Diamolidne Abdoujaparov : the champ on the champs -- Sean Kelly, part II : more than just a pair of legs -- Robbie McEwen : July 2007.

"Embrace and revel in the stories of the toughest cyclists of all time, told by The Velominati, originators of The Rules . Read and get ready to ride...In cycling, suffering brings a rider's value can be judged by their results, but also by their panache and heroism. Prepared to be awed and inspired by Chris Froome riding on at the Tour de France with a broken wrist or Geraint Thomas finishing it with a broken pelvis. In The Hardmen the writers behind cycling superblog Velominati.com and The Rules will tell the stories and illuminate the myths of not just the greatest cyclists ever, but the toughest. From Eddy Merckx to Beryl Burton, and from Marianne Vos to Edwig Van Hooydonk, the book will lay bare the secrets of their extraordinary and inspirational endurance in the face of pain, danger and disaster. After all, suffering is one of the joys of being a cyclist. Embrace climbs, relish the descents, and get ready to harden up..."--Publisher.

Velominati (Bicyclists group)

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