Bloody Minded

''Immensely readable and revealing'' The Guardian ''A story like no other in cycling'' Ned Boulting IMAGINE COMPETING IN THE WORLD''S MOST BRUTAL CYCLE RACES, KNOWING THAT A CRASH COULD BE FATAL Alex Dowsett is one of Britain''s greatest cyclists. He has ridden Grand Tours and Classics for elite teams including Sky and Movistar and broke the iconic World Hour Record - the ultimate time trial challenge. With humour, insight and honesty, Alex recounts his years as a pro-cyclist and the challenges he has faced in his struggle to reach the top. Alex has achieved all this despite being the only able-bodied elite sportsperson in the world with haemophilia A. He describes how the condition - in which falls can be fatal - both blighted his young sporting life, and boosted his determination to succeed. Every professional cyclist requires courage, but Alex takes fearlessness to another level in a sport where injury and suffering are a given. With an all-star cycling cast, including Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong, this pulsating book lifts the lid on life in the peloton at the world''s top level. From his highs - including Giro d''Italia stage victories - to his frustrations at the injustices he faced in the sport, Alex''s memoir perfectly chronicles a career in which he was driven equally by love and rage.Combining Alex''s personal triumphs with his unique take on being part of the golden age of British cycling, this is an unmissable tale of sporting endeavour.>

Préface
Alex Dowsett lifts the lid on a decade of life in the world's greatest pelotons and tells how he succeeded despite being the world's only able-bodied elite sportsperson with haemophilia A.

Auteur

Alex Dowsett

Contenu

1. Not Horrific, Just Terrible: The Hour Record, 2015
   
   2. The Day My Dad Stopped Whistling: Diagnosis, 1990
   3. Freedom: The Commonwealth Games, 2014
   4. One Evening, on the River Blackwater: The Beginning, 2001
   5. The Hunger Games: The British Academy, 2007-2009
   6. The University of Livestrong: Riding for a Legend, 2010
   7. On Planet Dave: Team Sky, 2011-2012
   8. Treading My Own Path: Team Sky to Movistar, 2011-2013
   9. Letting Go of the Bike: The Giro, 2013
   10. The Armstrong Comment: The Start Line, Beijing, 2012
   11. Growing Up: On the Road with Cavendish, 2013-2015
   12. Mummy's Boy: It's All About Love, 2016
   13. Heartbreak and Glory: The Olympics and the Commonwealths
   14. Mayhem: Katusha-Alpecin, 2018-2019
   15. Life Expectancy: The Tour de France
   16. An Arm Around My Shoulder: The Worlds, 2019
   17. Stage 8: Giro d'Italia, 2020
   18. Winners and Losers: The Hour, 2021
   19. Born Lucky: Leaving the World Tour, 2022
       Acknowledgements
       Index