{"product_id":"9781399406413","title":"Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling","description":"Author: Dowsett, Alex\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399406413\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIMAGINE COMPETING IN THE WORLD'S MOST BRUTAL CYCLE RACES, KNOWING THAT A CRASH COULD BE FATAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Dowsett is one of Britain's greatest cyclists. He has ridden Grand Tours and Classics for elite teams including Sky and Movistar and broke the iconic World Hour Record - the ultimate time trial challenge. With humour, insight and honesty, Alex recounts his years as a pro-cyclist and the challenges he has faced in his struggle to reach the top. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex has achieved all this despite being the only able-bodied elite sportsperson in the world with haemophilia A. He describes how the condition - in which falls can be fatal - both blighted his young sporting life, and boosted his determination to succeed. Every professional cyclist requires courage, but Alex takes fearlessness to another level in a sport where injury and suffering are a given. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an all-star cycling cast, including Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong, this pulsating book lifts the lid on life in the peloton at the world s top level. From his highs - including Giro d Italia stage victories - to his frustrations at the injustices he faced in the sport, Alex's memoir perfectly chronicles a career in which he was driven equally by love and rage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Immensely readable and revealing'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A story like no other in cycling'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNed Boulting","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643202687134,"sku":"UBD-9781399406413","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399406413.jpg?v=1774483926","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399406413","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}