The Breakaway EPUB
by Nicole Cooke
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THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR
A retirement statement from a sports star rarely causes a flicker, but Nicole Cooke went out as she rode her bike: giving it her all. The contrast could not have been greater - as Lance Armstrong, a fraudster backed by many corporate sponsors and feted by presidents, was about to deliver a stage-managed confession to Oprah, so a young woman from a small village in Wales took aim.
She too had been a cyclist, the only rider ever to have become World and Olympic champion in the same year, and the first British cyclist to have been ranked World No.1, but as a woman in a mans sport, her exploits gained little recognition and brought no riches. She too had ridden through this dark period for the sport when drug-taking was everywhere. Nicole Cooke spoke up for those who had taken a very different path to Lance and his team-mates.
In her frank and outspoken autobiography, Cooke reveals the real story behind British cyclings rise to global dominance. With a childs dreams of success, she left home at 18 to pursue her goals in Italy. Broken contracts, unpaid wages, a horrendous injury and drugs cheats were just some of the challenges she faced, even before she lined up to take on her opponents. The Breakaway is a book that will not only inspire all those who read it, but which also asks some serious questions about the way society regards womens sport.
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- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Simon & Schuster UK
- Publication Date:31/07/2014
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- ISBN:9781471130366
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Simon & Schuster UK
- Publication Date:31/07/2014
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- ISBN:9781471130366