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This Island Race - Inside 135 Years of British Bike-Racing (Paperback)
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This Island Race - Inside 135 Years of British Bike-Racing (Paperback)
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Loot Price R323
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Why did Reg Harris want to become a professional road racer? Why
did Britain's top time-triallist sit on a dustbin to annoy the
RTTC? Why did Jacques Anquetil want to put the British '25' record
on the shelf for three decades? And what stopped British cycling
being as great as it could have been? How could people passionate
about bike-racing, and dedicated to the sport they loved, have made
sure that it never became a major sport in Britain, and that
British cycling never became a force in the world? This Island Race
has the answers and all the fascinating anecdotes and insights that
go with them. It tells of blood on the carpet, of lifelong feuds
and personal animosities, and of the fear, jealousies and suspicion
that have riddled British cycling from the days of the
penny-farthing. It could almost be a crime novel. But this is
British cycling - seen from the inside. Les Woodland has spent a
lifetime in cycling as an organiser, coach and writer - in Britain,
in Flanders and now in France. That, and a passion for the history
of the sport, have given him an unusual insight into the dusty
corners of British and world cycling. His books have been published
across the world and in numerous languages.
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