'This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography, full of 'the
warmth, sharp insights and vivid colour of his 14-year career'
Guardian Known, thanks to his racing style and attitude, for being
one of road cycling's last romantics, Dan has always shied away
from revealing too much about himself and his story. Now, having
retired at the end of the 2021 season aged 35 and no longer bound
by the constraints of the racing circuit, Dan feels the time is
right to tell his story in the same forthright and honest manner
that he rode his bike. This book reflects Dan's generous and
outspoken spirit, his resilience to pain, crashes, bad luck and,
finally, his acceptance of destiny. Each chapter's title has a
sub-title based on a typical cyclist's fear: the fear of losing a
race, the fear of retiring from the sport, the fear of mountains or
downhills, the fear of doping and, ultimately, the fear of death.
Dan also discusses every aspect of the professional cyclist's life
- food, discipline, money, dreams, friendship and betrayal. Dan is
unashamed when it comes to exposing these dark feelings, his
weaknesses and how he tried to deal with them, his attitude
exemplifying Mark Twain's quote: "Courage is resistance to fear,
mastery of fear, not absence of fear". Written with his long-time
friend and best-selling author Pierre Carrey, this is the story of
a rider who never sought to conform to modern cycling's norms and
someone who, in many ways, embodies an age in cycling which has
long since disappeared. This is the celebration of a true cyclist's
career, which will appeal to anyone who's embraced the weekend ride
whilst dreaming of the mountains. '[Chased by Pandas] is not a
conventional study of wins, losses and conquering mountains but
overcoming the mental challenges of a sport into which he was
seemingly born' The Times 'Records the brave and tough journey of
'one of road cycling's last romantics' Irish Independent
'Chronicles the former Irish road champion's journey through the
ranks of professional cycling' Cycling Weekly
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