Inside The Peloton - My Life As A Professional Cyclist by Nicolas Roche - Paperback

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Nicolas Roche has a famous surname to all fans of cycling. The son of legendary Irish and World Champion Stephen Roche, Nicolas had to fight to make it as a professional and even harder to make his mark as his own man in this toughest of competitive sports.
His rise up the ranks has been meteoric, with top 15 finishes in both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, but his attitude to his chosen profession has remained undimmed. Honest, eloquent and passionate about the cycling world, Nicolas gained acclaim and a devoted fan following for his Tour diaries serialised in the Irish Independent.
Now a major contender for a podium finish in a grand tour, in the award-winning Inside the Peloton Nicolas tells in full the story of life as a professional cyclist and of the remarkable events that have brought him this far. From furious spats with teammates and exhilarating races against the world's best, this is a gripping cycling adventure and tale of a fiercely competitive sportsman.

FROM THE BACK COVER
Professional cycling is a tough enough sport without the burden of a famous name. There are long, painful days in the saddle, one hotel room after another, the strictest of diets and the constant need to rest and recover. Yet from the moment he threw his leg across a bike, as a 12-year-old, Nicolas Roche would have to emulate a legend. In 1987, his father Stephen Roche won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour De France and the World Championship, all in the same season.
Based on his acclaimed diaries of life as a professional cyclist, Inside the Peloton is a unique, at times painfully honest account of what it takes to make the grade, and the incredible sacrifices and effort required to climb further up the ranks. From his early races in Ireland and France to becoming leader of the Ag2R La Mondiale team and competing at the highest level in the Grand Tours, Nicolas Roche tells a thrilling tale of life on the road.
'Nicolas' diaries tugged us so deep into Le Tour this year, it read like a redemption song... This is how sport should be, because it isn't some grand multiplex. It can't be something that just comes on for our convenience like a fridge light. Real sport makes the skin tingle because, at its best, it flies an ungovernable path.'

Title: Inside The Peloton - My Life As A Professional Cyclist
Author: Nicolas Roche
Publisher: Transworld Ireland
Year: 2011
Format: Large Paperback
Condition: Excellent
Pages: 394
Language: English
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Sport / Cycling
Genre: Autobiography
Weight: 610g
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 30mm
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom

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