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"Kimmage's tale provides an important context for our current problems with performance enhancing drugs, i.e., doping."--Boston.com
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Updated edition of one of the classics of cycling and sports literature with a new introduction and new chapters - published to coincide with the 2007 Tour de France coming to London
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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think Paul Kimmage's book is outstanding. The newer edition adds details of the events following the book's first publication (about 12 years ago) into context and how it affected not only the sport of cycling but Kimmage's relationships with one-time pro colleagues (such as Stephen Roche) and the pro cycling 'brotherhood' generally. It is especially sad that the book led to him being an outcast yet in 1998 when half the peloton in the Tour de France were found to be doping, it was treated as a huge shock - yet Kimmage and others had tried before to reveal the truth. This book is a superb contrast to books by authors such as Graeme Fife, whose dewey eyed reviews of glorious champions and direct criticism of Kimmage's book are really put in their place. Read this book if you really want to find out about cycling.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Many sports books are written to celebrate the glory of winning and achievement. Kimmages book is different because it is an honest account of an also-ran, a dreamer, a slogger. Paul never enjoyed the trappings of success, never earned anything more than a pithy wage and experienced in rare measure the dream of winning.
Against all this, Paul is forced to deal with the ever-present tumour of doping in cycling. As he struggles to accept his physical limitations as a human cyclist, he finds himself having also to compete against the drugs that fuel those around him to success. Eventually he leaves the sport, disillusioned, bitter but with his head held high.
The honesty, frankness and innocence of the book makes it compelling stuff, and I think it should appeal to anyone, not just those interested in cycling or sport. The 1998 drugs scandal, which happened several years after this book was published, sadly verifies much of what Kimmage describes.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having just read Matt Rendell's Death of Marco Pantani and Willy Voet's Breaking the Chain, this is the book which puts everything into perspective.The gritty reality of the world of the domestique as portrayed through Paul's experiences offers the reader great insight into this lifestyle and is written in such a manner that you just can't put the book down.
Thoroughy recommended reading for anybody interested in cycling.
Thoroughy recommended reading for anybody interested in cycling.
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A book ahead of its time
This book when it first came out was hated by all in the world of pro cycling, I can remember Stephen Roche pouring his venom out on TV against Kimmage and the book, at the time... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. P. Tripcony
A true whistle blower
Rough Ride's publication was one of the seminal whistle-blowing moments in cycling, and it earned Paul Kimmage a shunning from the sport he once loved. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. Evans
The What is more important than the Who or the How
I read the revised/updated edition of the book a few years ago and found this a compelling account of how a top flight amateur didn't make the transition to top flight... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Olddogandgrump
Bitter
I had been intending to read this book for some time and when I eventually did so recently, I was greatly disappointed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. F. Quinn
Depressing drivel.
This book is so depressing that it seeps into your soul like cold french rain down the collar of a cycling jersey. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark Woods
Excellent value
A fascinating insight to the world of pro-cycling and its drug issues. PK answers a lot of questions I've had for many years about how pro-cycling operates. No glamour here. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Compton
Rough Read
I had had this book on my Amazon Wish List for quite some time, then bought it when I knew I would have some time to read it all in one or two sittings. Read more
Published 10 months ago by M Gallucci
Fantastic!
Having read other cycling biographies (mostly Lance Armstrong) this book I just couldn't put down and is easily is a better read. Read more
Published 11 months ago by sheldon
The inside story of an amateurs dreams
Having heard how Paul Kimmage was cold shouldered by the cycling establishment for revealing the truth about drug taking on the pro tour, I read this book in just a few days. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Big Mel
A great read and interesting contrast.
A really great read especially due to Kimmage's honesty.
One point that really hit home for me was Kimmage's hit and miss approach to his training, which he freely... Read more
One point that really hit home for me was Kimmage's hit and miss approach to his training, which he freely... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Dave
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