Descent
My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping Dead End
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Narrated by:
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Liam Gerrard
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Written by:
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Thomas Dekker
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Thijs Zonneveld
About this listen
At age 20, Thomas Dekker was already earning €100,000 a year - as an amateur bike racer. The next year, he turned pro and his salary quadrupled then rose again to €900,000 as he established his position as a super-domestique among Europe's wealthiest superteams. The sport world marveled at Dekker's rise as the young racer set his ambitions on capturing cycling's biggest prizes for himself. Before long, though, Dekker found himself corrupted by money, dazzled by fame, and cracking under the relentless pressure to perform at a superhuman level.
In his tell-all book Descent: My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping Dead End, Dekker reveals a sordid way of life full of blood bags, drugs, prostitutes, and money. Descent tells the story of a years-long bender that exposes the brutal truth of his life as a professional cyclist. And Dekker is not alone; he names those who fell with him and those who aided in his downfall.
In Descent, we take an unflinching look at the European peloton as it roars through its modern boom years - the height of the EPO era - and what we see is shocking. You won't be able to turn away from this compelling book about one man's rise, fall, and redemption and what his story reveals about professional sports.
©2017 Thomas Dekker and Thijs Zonneveld (P)2018 TantorWhat listeners say about Descent
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- Roberta W
- 2024-05-17
Frank and honest
I’ve read several autobiographies of professional cyclists, including those who have doped, so wasn’t sure this would be any different. As I remember Thomas from the Tour de France I was interested to hear his story. What I liked most was how he could look back on his early days of pro cycling with a self deprecating sense of humour. He owned up to his mistakes and made no excuses. Up close and personal on how all the doping worked.
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