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Synopsis
Jeremy Whittle’s journey from unquestioning fan to Tour de France insider and confirmed skeptic is the story of how a sport has been corrupted by commercialism, scandal and drugs. In effect, Whittle claims, the sport is destroying itself from within.
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About the Author
Jeremy Whittle has been covering professional cycling since 1993. A former editor of procycling magazine and the Official Guide to the Tour de France, he is cycling correspondent to The Times and the Sunday Herald. He has appeared on BBC Radio 4, Radio 5, NPR and CNN and is the author of Yellow Fever (1998) and Le Tour (2003).
Review
"Whatever you think about doping, you must read this book ... Well-balanced, considered, ...compelling" * Rouleur * "Deeply personal, engaging... nuanced, complicated" * Scotsman * "A warts-and-all portrait of a sport that has more warts than a sackful of toads" * Daily Telegraph *
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- PublisherYellow Jersey Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0224080229
- ISBN 13 9780224080224
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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