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''Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read'' - Phil Liggett MBE ''A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times'' - Rouleur ''Entertaining... Carlton shows no sign of running out of amusing anecdotes... A worthy sequel that will give his fans more of what they like'' - Road.cc Legendary commentator Carlton Kirby''s professional cycling race year takes us from the magnificent Grand Tours and iconic Spring Classics to the sport''s more bizarre corners with plenty of his inimitable and irreverent diversions en route. A true cycling nut would be hard pushed to even name all 36 races on the UCI World Tour, but there is much more to professional racing than national tours and monuments. It''s a year-long global schedule venturing as far afield as Burkina Faso and Gabon. So why not take some of these roads less travelled in the company of Carlton Kirby, a real commentary nomad, cycling expert and hilarious raconteur.Carlton''s year follows the cycling seasons through the Spring Classics to the Grand Tours and on to the World Championships and Six Day track racing. In between he''s visiting the lesser known, bizarre and challenging races such as Tour de Langkawi, Flanders'' Scheldeprijs, The Red Hook Crit in New Jersey and UK''s National Hill Climb Championships. Along the way we hear great cycling stories from the past as well as how he appeared in a blockbuster action movie, bought an octopus in an auction, got lost in a storm on a sacred Catalonian mountain and faced near death in a biscuit factory. And that''s just some of the anecdotes that don''t involve Sean Kelly.>

Entertaining... Carlton shows no sign of running out of amusing anecdotes... A worthy sequel that will give his fans more of what they like.

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Eurosport's legendary commentator Carlton Kirby takes us all on a tour of the professional cycling race year.

Auteur

Carlton Kirby is the principal cycling commentator for Eurosport and has covered the Tour de France, the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España among many other cycling races. He has worked in broadcasting for over thirty years over which time he has accumulated legions of loyal fans who are drawn to his witty and, at times, excitable style. @carltonkirby

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'Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read' - Phil Liggett MBE 'A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times' - Rouleur 'Entertaining... Carlton shows no sign of running out of amusing anecdotes... A worthy sequel that will give his fans more of what they like' - Road.cc Legendary commentator Carlton Kirby's professional cycling race year takes us from the magnificent Grand Tours and iconic Spring Classics to the sport's more bizarre corners with plenty of his inimitable and irreverent diversions en route. A true cycling nut would be hard pushed to even name all 36 races on the UCI World Tour, but there is much more to professional racing than national tours and monuments. It's a year-long global schedule venturing as far afield as Burkina Faso and Gabon. So why not take some of these roads less travelled in the company of Carlton Kirby, a real commentary nomad, cycling expert and hilarious raconteur. Carlton's year follows the cycling seasons through the Spring Classics to the Grand Tours and on to the World Championships and Six Day track racing. In between he's visiting the lesser known, bizarre and challenging races such as Tour de Langkawi, Flanders' Scheldeprijs, The Red Hook Crit in New Jersey and UK's National Hill Climb Championships. Along the way we hear great cycling stories from the past as well as how he appeared in a blockbuster action movie, bought an octopus in an auction, got lost in a storm on a sacred Catalonian mountain and faced near death in a biscuit factory. And that's just some of the anecdotes that don't involve Sean Kelly.

Contenu

Foreword by Sean Kelly
Amissa Bongo
GP Marseillaise
UAE Tour
Tour De Langkawi
Strade Bianchi
Tirreno Adriatico
Milan Sanremo
Catalunya
Paris Roubaix
Flanders
Cro Race
Turkey
Amstel Gold
Liege Bastogne
Liege Romandie Switzerland
Yorkshire
Giro Finale
Tro Bro Leon
California
Tour De France The Grand Depart
Tour - Finale
Tour VTT Mountain Bikes
Tour Of Britain
Vuelta. Rest Days
Norway
Montreal
World Champs
Lombardia
National Hill Climb
Tour Du Faso
Six Days Ghent
Zwift
Tuvalu Coconut Cup