At Speed: My Life in the Fast Lane
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (792 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937715043 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Widely regarded as the most exciting and charismatic young rider to join the sport in years, Cavendish rode for the American cycling team HTC-Columbia and for Britainà ¢ €š ¬ € ¢s Team Sky, and now rides for the Belgian team Omega Pharma-Quick-Step. Mark Cavendish is the indisputable greatest sprinter in cycling. With over 25 Tour de France stage wins,
His book At Speed is the page-turning story of a living legend in the sport of cycling.. Written off as "fat" and "useless" in his youth, Mark Cavendish has sprinted to the front of the Tour de France peloton to become cycling's brightest star--and its most outspoken.Following his debut book Boy Racer, Cavendish has truly come of age as one of the best cycling sprinters of all time.In At Speed, the Manx Missile details what it took to become the winningest Tour sprinter ever, examines the plan that led to his world championship victory, reveals the personal toll of his sacrifice that helped teammate Bradley Wiggins become the UK's first-ever Tour de France winner, and confesses his bitter disappointment at the London Olympic Games.Screaming fights with teammates, rancorous contract negotiations, crushing disappointments--for Mark Cavendish, winning is always the cure
Great read Loved reading the honesty and detailed stories of the book, rather than talking about how great he is, Cav opens up and acknowledged he has issues and failed in the past and didn't blow smoke just to be nice. One of the Better Cycling 'Selfie' Books Mark Cavendish, with journalist Daniel Friebe (who really should be credited on the cover), has written a very interesting and entertaining book about what it's like being one of the fastest sprinters in cycling. Mr. Cavendish has a reputation as being one of the 'bad boys' of cycling to compleme. Mark Cavendish The highs and lows of being a pro rider ,Cav gives you a understanding of his last few years in the peloton with HTC ,SKY and now OMEGAGood read
"There is, though, a lot in At Speed to make it a good book, a book about struggling with success, the difficulty of staying on top once you get there" ¦At Speed is the more introspective, probably tells us more about Cavendish the professional, shows more of what really drives him to be as intense as he is. He offers honest insights which are simultaneously simplistic and yet original" ¦ Ultimately the joy of At Speed is the sense that, warts and all, this is the story of a rare sportsman." -- Velo Voices"At Speed is a valuable book for anyone who is interested in an inside, detailed account of a top professional cyclist as he describes his take on his career