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A fast-paced, fly-on-the-wall story of courage, endurance, bungling, rows and cheating in sport's greatest marathon
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In 1987, the Tour was won by Irishman Stephen Roche. It was the first time the champion had hailed from outside the Continent or the States and the first time in 20 years a British team - ANC Halfords - had competed in the world's toughest and craziest race. Jeff Connor not only stayed with the British team but also found himself an unofficial team member.
In this long-awaited new edition of Wide-Eyed and Legless, now widely regarded as a classic, Connor describes what it takes to compete, survive and win during those 26 days of gruelling effort. Alongside the heroism and athleticism, he reveals the extraordinary amounts of chicanery, from pulling riders along to illicit drug use.
Time has not dimmed the impact of this eye-opening and entertaining close-up look at the supreme endurance event, and Wide-Eyed and Legless is destined to be acclaimed by a new generation of cycling enthusiasts.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fascinating and reasonably dispassionate view of cycling in that era. But for the British / UK / Scottish / Anglo-Saxon rise to a level of respect in European cycling over the last 15 years, this book would have been almost too cringe-making to read. It's quite sad as the book reflects on potentially great English cyclists who were simply not understood or looked after properly. To read this book is to gain another dimension and reach a new level of understanding of the world of professional road cycling.
I strongly recommend that you immediately follow Wide-eyed and Legless with Sky's the Limit - that is perfect literary juxtaposition. Maybe Sky was trying too hard and did not know enough about the indefinable T de F factor, but it survived well. ANC Halfords were total novices and also did not know enough about the indefinable T de F factor, and it crumbled miserably but not without many moments of humour and laughable behaviour, amongst days and weeks of unbridled heroism from others on the team.
I strongly recommend that you immediately follow Wide-eyed and Legless with Sky's the Limit - that is perfect literary juxtaposition. Maybe Sky was trying too hard and did not know enough about the indefinable T de F factor, but it survived well. ANC Halfords were total novices and also did not know enough about the indefinable T de F factor, and it crumbled miserably but not without many moments of humour and laughable behaviour, amongst days and weeks of unbridled heroism from others on the team.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I was 19 when I bought and read this book in 1988. To a certain extent it is now historical as times have moved on, not least the drug scandals.
However at the time it certainly opened my eyes. Consequently I have been saddened but not surprised by the Festina affair, Operacion Puerto, etc.
A very interesting insight into the sport and especially into the race, that is hyper-tough, full of drama and high moments, but also has a seamier side that is very dirty and sometimes dangerous.
However at the time it certainly opened my eyes. Consequently I have been saddened but not surprised by the Festina affair, Operacion Puerto, etc.
A very interesting insight into the sport and especially into the race, that is hyper-tough, full of drama and high moments, but also has a seamier side that is very dirty and sometimes dangerous.
Format:Paperback
This book at the time it was published was very highly rated, and today it is still a good read, as it describes an era which has long since gone. Turning up to the Tour in such an amateurish way, won't get you very far any more, and it's a shame for the riders involved that they were not supported properly in their brave attempt.
It is though, an essential addition to anyone's cycling library, and easy to read for someone with only a passing interest in the sport.
It is though, an essential addition to anyone's cycling library, and easy to read for someone with only a passing interest in the sport.
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Worst cycling book of all time
CYCLESPORT..rated this their number 1 cycling book...cant believe what rubbish it was, what could have been a great warts & all account of what really happened to the ANC Halfords... Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. Harding
Couldn't finish it...
After 80 or so pages I gave up on this book. I need an engaging writing style not just facts and I couldn't make it through. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Rob
Very disappointing
I bought this based on the blurb about "one of the best cycling books" etc., coupled with the fact it covered the year of Stephen Roche's triumphs in Tour de France, Giro and World... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. M. Conner
Great Read-Re-live the the 87 Tour
I had heard for many years about this book, and jumped at the chance to buy it when it was re-released. I finished it in practically a day. Read more
Published 12 months ago by RMS
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