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We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind Eight Tour de France Victories
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
June 4, 2008
Pages
224
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618879373
ISBN-10
0618879374
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$25.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
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On the tour and inside the mind of Johan Bruyneel, the winningest team leader in cycling history and the mastermind behind the success of the worldâs most celebrated champion, Lance Armstrong
Johan Bruyneel knows what it takes to win. In 1998, this calculating Belgian and former professional cyclist looked a struggling rider and cancer survivor in the eye and said, âLook, if weâre going to ride the Tour, we might as well win.â In that powerful phrase a dynasty was born. With Bruyneel as his team director, Lance Armstrong seized a record seven straight Tour de France victories. In the meantime, Bruyneel innovated the sport of cycling and went on to prove he could win without his superstar -- in 2007 he took the Tour de France title with a young new team and a lot of nerve, sealing his place in sports history forever.
We Might as Well Win takes readers behind the scenes of this amazing nine-year journey through the Alps and the Pyrenees, revealing a radical recipe for winning that readers can adapt from the bike to the boardroom to life. We witness Bruyneelâs near-death crash and comeback as a rider. We are privy to the many ways he and Armstrong outsmarted their opponents. We listen in on the teamâs race radios to hear the secret strategies that inspire greatness from a disparate team. We learn how to make sure "not winning" isnât the same as "losing" as Bruyneel struggles to prove himself -- post-Armstrong -- with new riders, new strategies, and skeptics around every corner.
Whether mounting a difficult climb, or managing a team of thirty riders and forty support staff from a miniature car hurtling along narrow European roads, or looking a future legend in the eye and willing him to believe, Bruyneel is, and has always been, the consummate winner. Readers will relish this inside tour.
Johan Bruyneel knows what it takes to win. In 1998, this calculating Belgian and former professional cyclist looked a struggling rider and cancer survivor in the eye and said, âLook, if weâre going to ride the Tour, we might as well win.â In that powerful phrase a dynasty was born. With Bruyneel as his team director, Lance Armstrong seized a record seven straight Tour de France victories. In the meantime, Bruyneel innovated the sport of cycling and went on to prove he could win without his superstar -- in 2007 he took the Tour de France title with a young new team and a lot of nerve, sealing his place in sports history forever.
We Might as Well Win takes readers behind the scenes of this amazing nine-year journey through the Alps and the Pyrenees, revealing a radical recipe for winning that readers can adapt from the bike to the boardroom to life. We witness Bruyneelâs near-death crash and comeback as a rider. We are privy to the many ways he and Armstrong outsmarted their opponents. We listen in on the teamâs race radios to hear the secret strategies that inspire greatness from a disparate team. We learn how to make sure "not winning" isnât the same as "losing" as Bruyneel struggles to prove himself -- post-Armstrong -- with new riders, new strategies, and skeptics around every corner.
Whether mounting a difficult climb, or managing a team of thirty riders and forty support staff from a miniature car hurtling along narrow European roads, or looking a future legend in the eye and willing him to believe, Bruyneel is, and has always been, the consummate winner. Readers will relish this inside tour.
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Hardcover
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from Houghton Mifflin (June 4, 2008)
9780618879373 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $25.00
About: On the tour and inside the mind of Johan Bruyneel, the winningest team leader in cycling history and the mastermind behind the success of the worldâs most celebrated champion, Lance ArmstrongJohan Bruyneel knows what it takes to win.
About: On the tour and inside the mind of Johan Bruyneel, the winningest team leader in cycling history and the mastermind behind the success of the worldâs most celebrated champion, Lance ArmstrongJohan Bruyneel knows what it takes to win.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Mariner Books (June 3, 2009)
9780547237732 | details & prices | 240 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Former professional bicyclist Johan Bruyneel takes you on an exhilarating behind-the-scenes tour of the road to victory.
About: Former professional bicyclist Johan Bruyneel takes you on an exhilarating behind-the-scenes tour of the road to victory.
Miscellaneous
from Houghton Mifflin (June 3, 2009)
9780547348209 | details & prices | List price $14.95
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