Ellis Bacon Livres

Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic, and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business in collections of amazing and original writing about cycling. William Fotheringham disects Bradley Wiggins' transformation from track superstar to becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France; David Millar discusses retirement and dark secrets as his friends' careers start to fade; Daniel Friebe uncovers the fascinating role statistics has to play in cycling; Jeremy Whittle follows Team Sky to assess the Lance Armstrong's legacy to the sport; and much more.

The Cycling Anthology volume three is the third in the series of original writing by some of the world's best cycling journalists. Volume three features Owen Slot, Jeremy Whittle (both The Times), Richard Moore (Slaying the Badger) and more.

Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business. Volume Two is a Tour de France special edition and features original and exclusive pieces by leading cycling writers. ITV reporter Ned Boulting looks at how the Tour made it to our living rooms and into our hearts; pro rider Daniel Lloyd lifts the lid on actually riding a Tour in 'A Domestique's Tale'; Jeremy Whittle examines why, despite drug scandal and infamy, the Tour still intoxicates us; and many more. Between them, they’ve covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of excellent books and some have even ridden the Tour. Here, their work is showcased together.

Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic, and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business in collections of amazing and original writing about cycling. William Fotheringham remembers the journalist who was instrumental in bringing road-racing to a British audience; Ellis Bacon looks beyond Queen to the link between bikes and beats; Richard Moore finds out what happened to that "little punk" (Lance Armstrong's words), Iban Mayo, and asks if he really did become a long-distance lorry driver; Daniel Friebe reexamines the ups and downs of Marco Pantani; Tom Southam explains what it's like not to ride the Tour de France; and much more.

K výročí stého ročníku Tour de France sepsali zkušení novináři a reportéři mozaiku textů poskytujících zasvěcený pohled na různé, nejen závodní aspekty legendární cyklistické akce. Seznámíme se s osudy "Anděla hor", Charlyho Gaula. Dočteme se, jak prožíval Tour domestik Carlos Sastre nebo začínající novinář, ale také o proslulém souboji Laurenta Fignona s Gregem LeMondem v roce 1989. A o tom, jak cirkus zvaný Tour de France jede dál i přes nekonečné dopingové skandály, protože: Le Tour, c'est le Tour.

Profesionální cyklistika je rozmanitý, dramatický a místy kontroverzní sport – téma jako stvořené pro skvělé texty. První svazek cyklistické antologie, do nějž přispěli přední sportovní novináři a publicisté s dlouholetou praxí z cyklistické scény, obsahuje vtipné i přemýšlivé eseje zaměřující se na různé aspekty cyklistického světa, na jezdce, stáje a závody: dočtete se, jak se Bradley Wiggins vypracoval z dráhové hvězdy na krále Tour, jak David Millar na sklonku kariéry vzpomíná na temná léta dopingu, jakou roli může hrát v cyklistice statistika nebo co po sobě vlastně zanechal Lance Armstrong. Rozličné úhly pohledu dávají dohromady barvitý obraz jednoho z nejzajímavějších moderních sportů.