Off to the Races : 25 Years of Cycling Journalism,9781931382069

Off to the Races : 25 Years of Cycling Journalism

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ISBN13: 9781931382069
ISBN10: 1931382069
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-03-01
Publisher(s): Ingram Pub Services
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Summary

A collection of Samuel Abt's hand-picked articles previously published in the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times. Abt's favorite articles cover many of cycling's heroes--including Merckx, LeMond, Armstrong, Ullrich, Hinault, Indurain, and Cipollini--as well as the lesser-known, but ever important, riders racing within the peloton. He also writes about his favourite races and the places they have been staged. Colour photo section from Graham Watson.

Table of Contents

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

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