A Significant Other: Riding the Centenary Tour de France with Lance Armstrong

Rendell, Matt

ISBN 10: 0297847163 / ISBN 13: 9780297847168

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson (edition ), 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Significant Other: Riding the Centenary Tour de France with Lance Armstrong
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (edition )
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297847163
• ISBN 13: 9780297847168
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

An inside look at the 2003 Tour de France through the eyes of Lance Armstrong’s right-hand rider, the Colombian Victor Hugo Peña. Peña served as Armstrong’s domestique, a crucial yet unsung position unique to cycling. The domestique handles a variety of tasks, but his most important is to ride ahead of the team leader, creating a wind tunnel that makes it aerodynamically easier for the “star” to continue pedaling, even when his muscles are thoroughly exhausted. This is the essence of cycling, and the key to Armstrong’s victories. Yet the domestique gets none of the glory. Now, in revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time, Matt Rendell gives a more vivid and insightful portrayal of professional cycling than ever before.

About the Author

Matt Rendell has written for television documentaries, contributed to television sports coverage for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, including the British coverage of the Tour de France. He currently writes for Procycling magazine.