Inside the Peloton: My Life as a Professional Cyclist
Book Information
- Publisher
- Transworld Ireland
- Published
- 2012-07-09
- Pages
- 384 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 12.7 x 3.1 x 19.8 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781848271111
- ISBN-10
- 1848271115
- Price
- 5394 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Outdoors & Nature/Outdoor Recreation/Cycling
The passionate, truthful story of life on the professional Tour by Ireland's finest cyclist and one of the rising stars of the sport. Nicolas Roche has a famous surname to all fans of cycling. The son of legendary Irish and World Champion Stephen Roche, Nicolas had to fight to make it as a professional and even harder to make his mark as his own man on this toughest of competitive sports. His rise up the ranks has been meteoric, with top 15 finishes in both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España in 2010, but his attitude to his chosen profession has remained undimmed. Honest, eloquent and passionate about how the cycling world should be, Nicolas has gained acclaim and a devoted fan following for his Tour diaries serialised in the Irish Independent. Now a major contender for a podium finish in a grand tour, Nicolas is ready to expand on those diaries and to tell in full the story of life in the peloton and of the remarkable events that have brought him this far. From furious spats with teammates and exhilarating races against the world's best, this is a gripping cycling adventure and sportsman's tale.
NICOLAS ROCHE was born in 1984 and became a professional cyclist in 2004 with the Cofidis team. After two years with Crédit Agricole, he joined AG2R-La Mondiale in 2009 and is now the team leader. The Irish national champion in 2009, Roche came an impressive 23rd overall in his debut Tour de France, with second and fourth placed stage finishes, and improved on that yet further in 2010, ending 15th in the General Classification of the Tour de France and 7th in the Vuelta a España. The son of Stephen Roche, winner of the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and World Championship in 1987, Nicolas has become one of the top names in world cycling.
Reviews
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Nicolas Roche has created an outstanding description of his life and mission to excel in professional cycling. This includes a well-written and fascinating description of his family, his early years, and his introduction to cycling. His description of his entry into the professional peleton includes insights into the stress of training, nutrition, mental preparation and the combination of life challenges and professional contract arrangements. Nicolas Roche has most transparently and honestly described both his mistakes as well as his successes. He also reveals an impressive, dedicated, focused character. I will follow him closely through his career ahead. I believe that any reader who has appreciated the books of David Millar, Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, and others will find this among the best. Also, I believe the reader will appreciate a perspective from this book that is quite unique.
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Having not read the diaries in the Irish Independent this whole book was new to me. It was absolutely superb. I really enjoyed every aspect of the book. I enjoyed hearing about Stephen Roches' exploits from Nicolas' viewpoint. I thought the tour diaries were excellent. This gave a superb insight into the life of a pro-cyclist. I have an interest in most sports, I don't really cycle much and nor do I follow cycling other than the Tour De France yet I was engrossed in this book. I will be following Nicolas' career closely from now on and hope that he can find a team that really is built around him.
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He's not an amazing writer, but he does give a good point by point of the races and gives a good idea of what it's like. I liked the books more like Andre Agassi's tennis autobiography, and Tyler Hamilton's cycling tell-all, where there is a lot of soul searching and dry humour. Nicolas Roche on the other hand, seems like quite a stand up guy, and doesn't have juicy troubles. Good book. I liked it
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Overall poor not enough about racing,as I had read newspaper diary this just basicaly put all these together,glad I waited for kindle edition and did not pay 20 euro,stick to bike nico
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Brilliant read. Insightful. Funny. And very interesting view into the peloton. The 2md book when Rocje wins a Grand Tour will be a belter
Related Literary Awards
- Irish Book Awards Edition 9 (2011) ・Winner