Land of Second Chances The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team

Tim Lewis

ISBN 10: 022409176X / ISBN 13: 9780224091763

Published by Yellow Jersey, 2013

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8vo 8" - 9" tall; 284 pages.

Seller Inventory # 33506

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Land of Second Chances The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team
• Publisher: Yellow Jersey
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022409176X
• ISBN 13: 9780224091763
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Other Sport::Cycling

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Synopsis

Everyone deserves a second chance.

     The 1994 Rwandan genocide shook the world and devastated a nation. Almost two decades later Rwanda is starting to piece itself back together. Against this backdrop the Rwandan cycling team is competing for acceptance into a global sport.

     Meet Adrien Niyonshuti, a child of those tragic times with an Olympic dream. Meet Jock Boyer, the first American to ever compete in the Tour de France; a man with a dark past, hoping to rebuild his life coaching the team. Meet Tom Ritchey, the inventor of the mountain bike, and the US money man looking to recover from a personal crisis. Meet Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda. Is he a strong force for Rwandan redemption or a man with too much power?

     The Land of Second Chances is an inspiring true story of struggle, hope and redemption.

About the Author

TIM LEWIS is is a writer for Observer Magazine, having formerly been its editor. Prior to that he edited Observer Sport Monthly, Britain's most prestigious sports magazine and the Independent on Sunday's Sunday Review. He was also deputy editor of Esquire magazine. He has written regularly on cycling for both the Guardian and the Observer, including daily reports from the 2010 Tour de France, and on other subjects for GQ, where he is contributing editor.