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A Significant Other: Riding the Centenary Tour de France with Lance Armstrong (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (5 May 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753818744
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753818749
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 87,373 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Geoffrey Wheatcroft, DAILY MAIL (16.7.04)
'Rendell packs[s] in a great deal of very useful information, while that unforgettable day is recaptured vividly.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Half the book is made up of Pena's account, filtered through Rendell, of the key stages in Armstrong's tour victory last year. Much of the rest is devoted to Rendell's reflections on the Tour's history and culture, from the sadism of its founder Henri Desgrange to the present, with a Tour that has become less Gallic and more global.' (INDEPENDENT (5.7.04) )

'Rendell elegantly elucidates the tactical technicalities of cycling's unique mixture of cooperation and competition, teamwork and individualism...The beauty of Rendell's brief book is that he has secured the cooperation of a real-life domestique, the Colombian Victor Hugo Pena, who was a key member of Lance Armstrong's US Postal squad on his way to a record-equalling fifth Tour won last year.' (Matt Seaton GUARDIAN (10.7.04) )

'Rendell packs[s] in a great deal of very useful information, while that unforgettable day is recaptured vividly.' (Geoffrey Wheatcroft DAILY MAIL (16.7.04) )

'there is a scholarly quality to A SIGNIFICANT OTHER, a short but powerful book that uses the diary of a domestique in the 2003 Tour de France as the counterpoint to the author's exploration of the true nature of top-class competitive cycling...you won't find a better analysis of the extraordinary collective feat that is a team of cyclists working together at speed.' (Simon O'Hagan INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY (18.7.04) )

'Rendell's explanations of the technicalities of cycling formations combine admirably with the chapters in Pena's voice, when we see these moves put into practice. The result is a rare sports book that actually gives an idea of the experience of being a professional athlete.' (David Horspool TLS (30.7.04) )

'This is an intriguing individual story but also a vivid description of what the author calls the "numb mystery of cycling"...this is a terrific book beautifully written.' (BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL (18.10.04) ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A single stage on the route to glory, 18 Jan 2005
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I almost did not buy this book because another review told me it was mainly a Tour de France history. But I did buy it and am very pleased I did. The main story revolves around the memories of Victor Hugo Pena and his domestique duties as a USPS rider on stage 15 of the TDF, Bagneres-de-Bigorre to Luz-Ardiden in 2003. Starting with a somewhat compulsory life story of Pena, which again illustrate the qualities needed of a top rate cyclist, the memories of the stage are vivid and illuminating, particularly the interpretation of the race moves and his relationship to Armstrong, his leader. The memories are not revealed in one iterative text but are interspersed with the 'history' part of the Tour penned by the author, Matt Rendell. These are also interesting and fit well with the overall theme of the book, although a couple of times I did wish the text would return to the stage history. However,in no way can the book be termed a 'TDF history'. Think of it as a novel with occasional flashbacks to explain the plot.
Stage 15 was the stage where Armstrong was felled by a plastic bag on the final climb. I have watched the fall many times and know what happened afterwards ... but even so, the recording always has me on the edge of my seat as I somehow expect Armstrong to fail at this point. The written account of the event did the same to me and the account of Armstrong's reaction to his win while in the USPS caravan and away from the cameras is magical.
I can recommend the book to anyone with the remotest interest in cycle racing.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not what it says on the cover, 6 Jul 2005
I was expecting "the Centenary Tour through (Victor Hugo) Pena's eyes" as it said on the back cover. The few chapters that were written by or based on Pena's experiences were excellent. The book was spoilt by excessive ramblings by Matt Rendell that generally concerned the very early history of the tour and some half arsed attempts to discuss strategies. These were rarely interesting and heavy going. Ideally he would have contributed nothing to the book and we would have read instead about the other 20 days of the Tour from Pena.
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1.0 out of 5 stars My thoughts, 7 Sep 2004
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I found this book hugely dissapointing.
This book does not have "enough" in it about the significant other .. the "domestique". It has far far too much about the
history of the TDF. Now if I wanted a history book on the TDF I would have bought one. The century TDF was incident packed but the book sums it up in what I consider to be a small amount of pages and is padded.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been so good, but why wasn't it kept simple?
I was left feeling disapointed by this book. I expected an insight by Pena of his role alongside Lance Armstrong defending the TdF title. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A significant book
This book is an excellent read, after reading the books of Lance Armstrong I expected this to be much of the same, it isn’t. Read more
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