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Beschreibung
Even the biggest cycling fan can one day wake up to find that he has lost his faith

Bad Blood is the story of Jeremy Whittle's journey from unquestioning fan to Tour de France insider and confirmed sceptic. It's about broken friendships and a sport divided; about having to choose sides in the war against doping; about how galloping greed and corporate opportunism have led the Tour de France to the brink of destruction.

Part personal memoir part devastating expos of a sport torn apart by drugs and scandal Bad Blood is a love letter to one man's past and a warning to cycling's future.

'Whatever you think about doping you must read this book ... Well-balanced considered compelling' Rouleur

Shortlisted for the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Even the biggest cycling fan can one day wake up to find that he has lost his faith

Bad Blood is the story of Jeremy Whittle's journey from unquestioning fan to Tour de France insider and confirmed sceptic. It's about broken friendships and a sport divided; about having to choose sides in the war against doping; about how galloping greed and corporate opportunism have led the Tour de France to the brink of destruction.

Part personal memoir part devastating expos of a sport torn apart by drugs and scandal Bad Blood is a love letter to one man's past and a warning to cycling's future.

'Whatever you think about doping you must read this book ... Well-balanced considered compelling' Rouleur

Shortlisted for the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Über den Autor
Jeremy Whittle
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Auto-/Motorrad-/Rad-/Flugsport
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780224080231
ISBN-10: 0224080237
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Whittle, Jeremy
Hersteller: Yellow Jersey
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Jeremy Whittle
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.06.2009
Gewicht: 0,293 kg
Artikel-ID: 134462554