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Tables of Contents for Off to the Races
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
x
Preface
xi
Part One: ATOP THE PODIUM
Introduction: Not Spring, Not Yet
3
6
Farewell, Eddy Merckx
9
1
Father and Son
10
4
Honorary Frenchman
14
3
A Man of Character
17
5
Hanging Up His Bicycle
22
3
Wunderkind
25
4
At the Side of the Road
29
3
The Lord Indurain
32
3
Time Trial
35
2
Homecoming
37
1
The Big Question
38
3
An Outdoors Boy
41
7
The Fastest Ever
48
4
One Small Hole
52
3
Good-bye to All That
55
3
First Race
58
3
Team Leader
61
6
An Ordinary Morning
67
3
In the Yellow Jersey
70
4
How He Does It
74
3
Two Different Champions
77
6
Part Two: IN THE PACK
Introduction: Candy Man
83
2
Gorbals Boys Don't Cry
85
4
A Real Fathead
89
2
Not to Worry
91
2
Back to the Wars
93
2
Thinking Man's Rider
95
4
Life Is Good
99
2
Rookie Season
101
4
A Belgian Dynasty
105
2
On The Right Track
107
2
Second Comeback
109
2
Out of Luck
111
2
Full of Hope
113
5
Attack, Attack, Attack
118
2
Prophet Without Honor
120
2
Out of Nowhere
122
2
A Tough Interview
124
2
Great Danes
126
2
Reasons to Be Nervous
128
2
No. 1 in the World
130
2
The Question
132
2
Up from the Ranks
134
2
Clown Prince
136
2
Grassroots Race
138
2
The New Eddy Merckx
140
4
Team Worker
144
2
Second Fiddle
146
1
In Defense of Virenque
147
2
Back In the Saddle
149
2
Progress Report
151
1
Out the Front Door
152
3
Exit Motorola
155
3
Er-os, Er-os
158
2
Iron Man
160
2
King Kelly
162
3
Late Bloomer
165
2
Meeting His Fans
167
3
Little Brother
170
2
The Expatriate Life
172
3
No Third Chance
175
2
A Man of The Tours
177
2
A Happy Story
179
2
Computer Man
181
3
Back for More
184
2
La Longo
186
1
Lanterne Rouge
187
3
A Man of Modest Goals
190
2
Champion for a While
192
2
A Change of Luck
194
6
After the Crash
200
1
Little Mig
201
2
Reluctant Tiger
203
3
Dubliners
206
2
The Great Cipo
208
2
Flight of the Eagle
210
2
What Else Can He Do?
212
2
Last Season
214
2
Come, Join the Party
216
2
A Different Ending
218
7
Part Three: RACES AND PLACES
Introduction: The Tour Came Here
225
2
A Taste of Spring
227
2
A Helping Hand
229
2
The Hell of the North
231
5
Going to Court
236
3
A Long Wait
239
3
The Pride of Lions
242
2
The Northern Front
244
3
Paying a Debt of Honor
247
1
Bananas
248
3
Over the Border
251
2
To the Great Wall
253
3
A Man Alone
256
2
A Family Business
258
2
In a New Role
260
2
Paris-Roubaix
262
3
A Letter From Korea
265
2
In the Big Time
267
2
Across an Empty Land
269
2
Recipe for a Race
271
2
Directeur Sportif
273
4
Learning on the Job
277
6
The Wrong Climate
283
2
A Furtive Fellow
285
1
Messengers of Spring
286
3
Blockbuster Classic
289
4
A Day in the Country
293
4
King of the Walloons
297
3
Occupational hazards
300
3
Another Crash
303
2
Playing Through Pain
305
2
More Woes for Indonesia
307
2
Time for Something
309
2
Hold the Meat
311
2
A Bunch of No-Shows
313
2
In the Broom Wagon
315
3
Just Another Village
318
1
Sunday Outing
319
4
Far from Home
323
2
Leap of Faith
325
1
Native Son
326
2
The Last Legendary Race
328
6
In Philly
334
1
Dreaming Big Dreams
335
4
A Bleak Forecast
339
2
The Heart of the Country
341
4
Index
345