The Racer: Life on the Road as a Pro Cyclist

by David Millar

Book Overview

What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? How does it feel to be reeled in from a solo breakaway meters from the line? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? How does a domestique keep going to the end of a stage once his job is done and his body exhausted? How does a time-trialist maintain his form...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0224100068
• ISBN13: 9780224100069
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Random House UK
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"