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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Publication date
September 15, 2008
Pages
336
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780007304325
ISBN-10
0007304323
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$19.50
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: As the first Briton for 100 years to win three gold medals in one Olympic Games, Scottish track cyclist Chris Hoy has rewritten the record books. Critically acclaimed writer Richard Moore shadows Hoy throughout the current season -- fully updated with events in Beijing -- to provide an unprecedented insight into the secret world of track cycling. Heroes, Villains and Velodromes reveals how an elite athlete, Chris Hoy, lives, breathes and pushes the boundaries of his sport. How does he do it? And why? What drives him to put his body through the physical and mental hurdles to become the best in the world? And what is it like to be Olympic champion, astonishingly in three different cycling disciplines?This is also the story of an extraordinary year in the life of an extraordinary sportsman and his team, one which started with his best-ever world championships in Mallorca -- where, for the first time in his career, Hoy became a double world champion -- continued with his attempt on the world kilometre record in La Paz, Bolivia and two gold medals at the 2008 world championships in Manchester, before a glorious climax with seven golds for Hoy and the British track cycling team at the Beijing Olympics. By shadowing Hoy through a season, author Richard Moore has gained an unembellished insight into the mind of a World and Olympic champion. He has also attained unprecedented levels of access to the key members of the all-conquering British team and support staff, including top coaches, world-renowned psychiatrists, doctors (where the subject of drug abuse is an ever-present shadow) and the pivotal characters behind the scenes. Combining his forensic knowledge of the cycling world with his acclaimed skills as a tenacious investigative journalist, Moore captures the mood of the British team and explores an area of professional sport that has rarely been seen before.
Editions
Hardcover
from Harpercollins Pub Ltd (July 1, 2008)
9780007265312 | details & prices | 310 pages | 6.00 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Heroes, Villains and Velodromes reveals how an elite athlete, Chris Hoy, lives, breathes and pushes the boundaries of his sport.
About: Heroes, Villains and Velodromes reveals how an elite athlete, Chris Hoy, lives, breathes and pushes the boundaries of his sport.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Harpercollins Pub Ltd (September 15, 2008); titled "Heroes, Villains and Velodromes: Chris Hoy and Britain's Track Cycling Revolution"
9780007304325 | details & prices | 336 pages | List price $19.50
About: As the first Briton for 100 years to win three gold medals in one Olympic Games, Scottish track cyclist Chris Hoy has rewritten the record books.
About: As the first Briton for 100 years to win three gold medals in one Olympic Games, Scottish track cyclist Chris Hoy has rewritten the record books.
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