The Hour
Author: Hutchinson, Michael
ISBN: 9780224075206
Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE & BH - TRADE
Year First Published: 2007
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The story of the only cycling records that matters, by one of our cleverest, funniest new writers
The Hour. It's the only cycling record that matters- one man and his bike against the clock in a quest for pure speed. No teammates, no rivals, no tactics, no gears, no brakes. Just one simple question - in sixty minutes, how far can you go?
Michael Hutchinson had a plan. He was going to add his name to the list of record-holders, cycling's supermen. But how does a man who became a professional athlete by accident achieve sporting immortality? It didn't sound too hard. All he needed was a couple of hand-tooled bike frames, the most expensive wheels money could buy, a support team of crack professionals, a small pot of glue, and a credit card wired to someone else's bank account. Still, getting the glue wasn't a problem...
ISBN: 9780224075206
Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE & BH - TRADE
Year First Published: 2007
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The story of the only cycling records that matters, by one of our cleverest, funniest new writers
The Hour. It's the only cycling record that matters- one man and his bike against the clock in a quest for pure speed. No teammates, no rivals, no tactics, no gears, no brakes. Just one simple question - in sixty minutes, how far can you go?
Michael Hutchinson had a plan. He was going to add his name to the list of record-holders, cycling's supermen. But how does a man who became a professional athlete by accident achieve sporting immortality? It didn't sound too hard. All he needed was a couple of hand-tooled bike frames, the most expensive wheels money could buy, a support team of crack professionals, a small pot of glue, and a credit card wired to someone else's bank account. Still, getting the glue wasn't a problem...
