Cadel Evans: Close to Flying [Signed]

Evans, Cadel (with Rob Arnold)

ISBN 10: 1740666674 / ISBN 13: 9781740666671

Published by Hardie Grant Books, Prahran, 2009

About this Item

Floridly SIGNED in full & briefly INSCRIBED by Australian cyclist & co-author Cadel Evans in black marker on title page: "For Mollie, Perservearance Pays, Cadel Evans". Illustrated with colour photographs. Includes palmares (achievements). Very slight handling wear, otherwise a very nice clean tight copy. 304pp. Scarce signed copy.

Seller Inventory # 009290

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cadel Evans: Close to Flying [Signed]
• Publisher: Hardie Grant Books, Prahran
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1740666674
• ISBN 13: 9781740666671
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

The view atop the cycling world from the winner of the 2011 Tour de France

"My mind took control of my body. I had nothing left in the legs, but as a cyclist, you just keep going until the finish. I kept reminding myself that I had to get to the finish."

Filled with never-before-seen pictures and revealing insights into the thoughts of the champion, this book celebrates in words and photographs Cadel Evans's indomitable will and champion's heart. Evans's hard-fought triumphs and equally challenging disappointments—in the bicycle races that are thought to be the most grueling endurance test in sports—are a tribute to his strength of spirit. He discusses his inspiring and heroic battle to be the first Australian to win the biggest cycling race in the world, the Tour de France. This is a rare and fascinating look at the way a top rider races both mentally and physically.

About the Author

In 2009 Cadel Evans became the first Australian to win the UCI Road World Championships cycling event in Mendrisio, Switzerland. This is the personal story of a champion in the making. Physiologically Cadel Evans has the best numbers of any cyclist tested at the Australian Institute of Sport.