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The Hour (Paperback)

by Michael Hutchinson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press (7 Jun 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224075209
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224075206
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,032 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #24 in  Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Cycling > The Tour de France

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It's the only cycling record that matters: one man and his bike against the clock in a quest for pure speed. No teammates, no rivals, no tactics, no gears, no brakes. Just one simple question - in sixty minutes, how far can you go? Michael Hutchinson had a plan. He was going to add his name to the list of record-holders, cycling's supermen. But how does a man who became a professional athlete by accident achieve sporting immortality? It didn't sound too hard. All he needed was a couple of hand-tooled bike frames, the most expensive wheels money could buy, a support team of crack professionals, a small pot of glue, and a credit card wired to someone else's bank account. Still, getting the glue wasn't a problem...

About the Author
Michael Hutchinson became a full-time cyclist in 2000 after becoming disillusioned with an academic career. Over the following six years he has won more than twenty national titles, and the gold medal in the Masters' Pursuit World Championships. He is now a writer and journalist (and cyclist) and lives in south London.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, easy to read, most enjoyable book I've read for a while., 15 Mar 2008
By Russell Finn (England) - See all my reviews
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I really enjoyed this book. It is about Michael Hutchinson's attempt to cycle further in one hour than anyone else ever has - although of course it isn't that simple.

He covers the history of "The Hour": the riders, technology, drugs, and how it has now become the anti-technology Athlete's Hour.

He talks about how he got in to cycling quite late in life, his training, racing, creating the bike for the attempt, the attempt itself and much more.

He has a writing style that is easy to read and addictive - I read the book over one weekend. There are lots of funny bits and his descriptions and opinions of the people involved are refreshingly honest - especially of himself.

I'd recommend this book if you're at all interested in cycling, record attempts or the mind of professional athletes - great stuff.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly brilliant book, 28 Jul 2008
By Johnny D (Oxfordshire, UK) - See all my reviews
It's not often I read a book that I just can't put down, but this has been one of them. For any cycling enthusiast who wants a detailed insight into The Hour this book is a must. It gives a blow by blow account of how the author prepared to attack the record and is filled with interesting and fascinating facts on the cycling greats who have also attempted it over the years. Even if you have no real interest in cycling, the story is so good that this is still a riveting book. It is mainly a factual account, but is written in a style that at times has you laughing out loud. Michael Hutchinson is to be applauded for having written such a splendid book on his Hour attempt, and for having had the sheer guts to take it on, and stick with it, in the first place.
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4.0 out of 5 stars wonderfully self deprecating as the front page suggests, 1 Jul 2009
By G. Moulton (London) - See all my reviews
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Anyone who enjoyed reading 'French Revolutions' by Tom Moore will enjoy this book. It has a similar self-deprecating style, with confessional self-doubt and fear of failure, which dogs many sportsman and pushes them forward. It goes behind the scenes and shows you just how unglamorous everything that goes into preparation for the test of 1 hour on the track is. After reading this even the most hardened cycling sadist would think twice about attempting to do the hour. There's also a potted history of previous record holders and record attempts along the way.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Hour Well Spent !!
This book was a total and unexpected delight. I am only a recreational cyclist with no great knowledge of the cycling world but within minutes I was totally engrossed in Michael... Read more
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