Born to Ride: The Autobiography of Stephen Roche - Hardcover

Roche, Stephen

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9780224091909: Born to Ride: The Autobiography of Stephen Roche
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0224091905 ISBN 13: 9780224091909
Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press, 2012

Synopsis

In 1987 Stephen Roche won cycling's 'triple crown'. Returning from a season blighted by injury, he defied all odds to triumph at the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and World Championships in the same year. Only one other cyclist in history, Eddy Merckx, has ever achieved this.

In Born to Ride, Stephen uses his most successful year as a springboard to explore the rest of his life. He does not hold back as he deals with with the highs of victory, the lows of injury, doping allegations and family breakdown, and show the demon's a sportsman faces when he reaches the end of his career

Personal and honest, Born to Ride reveals the pain and the pressures of being a top cyclist on and off the bike.

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About the Author

STEPHEN ROCHE was born in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. As a road racing cyclist, over the course of 13 years, he recorded 58 professional career wins, including the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and the World Road Racing Championship, all of which he won in 1987. Born to Ride is his first full autobiography.

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Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0224091905
ISBN 13 
9780224091909
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
320
Rating
  • 3.49 out of 5 stars
    169 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10:  0224091913 ISBN 13:  9780224091916
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