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The Secret Cyclist
- Real Life as a Rider in the Professional Peloton
- Narrated by: Ben Eagle
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Penguin Presents the audio edition of The Secret Cyclist, by The Secret Cyclist, read by Ben Eagle.
Who is The Secret Cyclist and why all the secrecy?
'Every public aspect of our lives is so tightly controlled that being truly honest is all but impossible in a newspaper interview, never mind a whole book. You try to write a warts-and-all blog about your office. Question how the business is run, make sure you remember to call your boss a moron, and then tell me how it goes.'
He's ridden for World Tour teams for 10 years. He's achieved top 10 finishes in Grand Tours. He likes coffee. These are just a few details about the professional rider who wants you to know what the view looks like from the centre of the peloton.
What do the riders really make of Team Sky? How does the pay structure work? Why should you never trust a kit endorsement from a professional? Is doping still an issue? The Secret Cyclist tackles the big questions head-on, revealing a side to cycling that fans have never seen before.
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- Cycliste3xl
- 2022-08-29
Very Good
witty and funny, sometime répétitive. But overall a good insight of a pro cyclist. kudos!
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- Roberta W
- 2019-07-07
Secrets without a lot of drama
A great listen, and easy to digest over a day or two of the TDF. Lots of recent relevant observations, including happenings in the 2018 Tour de France. Having read several books about professional cycling, and having followed the ups and downs of doping and scandals, not much would surprise me, and nothing here did. Instead, I got a refreshingly positive inside look at the life of a professional cyclist, one who has stayed grounded and clean over the years. But it's not bland. Our secret cyclist has strong opinions and shares them with conviction. Insights on other riders relate mainly to the stories behind and around crashes and controversies, but are respectful of others privacy. It's not a tell-all, it's a tell-some. Good choice of narrator, it sounded like it was the rider himself.
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- Carl D
- 2023-09-04
Fantastic insight to Pro Cycling
Wish it was longer…. Awesome insight to the sport. Lots of info you don’t get to learn anywhere else 😊
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- Chris C.
- 2023-12-21
Scattered. Anonymous. Opinionated
Doesn’t follow a plot. Author seems to have axes to grind instead of stories to share. I really wish it was better—I was excited to read it.
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