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Posted on 03-01-2013 17:12
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 03-01-2013 21:00
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I'll soon be spending an awful lot of time (~20 hours) on various flights, so now I'm looking for some entertainment. Any recommendations of sports books, cycling in particular? |
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Posted on 03-01-2013 21:02
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Bradley Wiggins: My Time: An Autobiography ?
Might chance your opinion about Wiggins ( not really sure what that opinion is, but it should change it for better )
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Posted on 03-01-2013 21:03
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A Rough Ride by Paul Kimmage is nice.
Also the Sean Kelly book should be good, but haven`t read this on my own.
And something I usually do on long flights is Sudoku and/or crosswords. 
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 03-01-2013 21:06
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CrueTrue wrote:
I'll soon be spending an awful lot of time (~20 hours) on various flights, so now I'm looking for some entertainment. Any recommendations of sports books, cycling in particular?
Dutch ex soccer star Andy Van Der Meijde has written a book called 'No mercy' about sex, drugs and alcohol. Seems really intresting. Don't know if you can find it in another language as Dutch though. And it isn't about cycling...
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Posted on 03-01-2013 21:06
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Richard Moore's books are usually a good read - all except his Sky one really, which was a waste of a book
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Posted on 03-01-2013 21:20
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The Rider is of course a fantastic book if you haven't read it. Fignon's We Were Young And Carefree is also brilliant as is the Bobet book Tomorrow We Ride. The Pantani book is interesting although it meanders a tad.
If you're willing to branch out then End This Depression Now by Paul Krugman is worth a read. |
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Posted on 03-01-2013 21:22
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Nicolas Roche's book is quite a good read. I am reading it at the minute.
David Millar's book is certainly an eye opener as well
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-01-2013 21:24
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Usually I'd say go with Viva La Vuelta for the Vuelta and Bill McGann's books for the Tour and Giro. But you know about those, so what SN said
EDIT: Or do you? I might be mistaking you for someone else.
SportingNonsense wrote:
Richard Moore's books are usually a good read - all except his Sky one really, which was a waste of a book
My recommendation:
https://www.bookde...0224082914
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
Fignon's We Were Young And Carefree is also brilliant
Depressing as hell though.
Edited by issoisso on 03-01-2013 21:26
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Posted on 03-01-2013 21:26
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issoisso wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
Fignon's We Were Young And Carefree is also brilliant
Depressing as hell though.
One of the many reasons it chimes so well with me... |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-01-2013 21:31
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As for The Rider it's good. I first read it on a 2hour train ride if I remember correctly so it's not a long one.
I think I gave doddy a copy as a gift once when amazon sent me 2 by mistake and told me to keep them.
The Pantani one, meh. I like it less the more I read it. Same as Kimmage's. Of the two i'd recommend rough ride first. (I assume you mean the Pantani book by Rendell, not the one written by his manager which was a load of drivel)
A dog in a hat was an interesting recollection of what it was like to be a pro circa 1990, but if that doesn't interest you forget it.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-01-2013 21:39
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CrueTrue wrote:
I'll soon be spending an awful lot of time (~20 hours) on various flights, so now I'm looking for some entertainment. Any recommendations of sports books, cycling in particular?
How i won the yellow Jumper by Ned Boulting (preferably with the addition of How i won the green jumper as well)
Nice insight into the life of a tv reporter on the tour.
Very funny and well written
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Posted on 03-01-2013 21:53
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issoisso wrote:
As for The Rider it's good. I first read it on a 2hour train ride if I remember correctly so it's not a long one.
I think I gave doddy a copy as a gift once when amazon sent me 2 by mistake and told me to keep them.
The Pantani one, meh. I like it less the more I read it. Same as Kimmage's. Of the two i'd recommend rough ride first. (I assume you mean the Pantani book by Rendell, not the one written by his manager which was a load of drivel)
A dog in a hat was an interesting recollection of what it was like to be a pro circa 1990, but if that doesn't interest you forget it.
Yeah I did mean the Rendell one (it may interest me a tad more because I was learning the story more than you). A Dog In A Hat is a really nice book, the follow-up less so. |
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Posted on 03-01-2013 21:57
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And just in case you want to get entertained with a sport novel I can recommend "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham, which I enjoyed a lot.
It`s a brilliant book about an American quarterback going to the Italian football league as last chance. |
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Posted on 03-01-2013 22:04
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roturn wrote:
And just in case you want to get entertained with a sport novel I can recommend "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham, which I enjoyed a lot.
It`s a brilliant book about an American quarterback going to the Italian football league as last chance.
Gonna have to write that one down!
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Posted on 03-01-2013 22:06
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You definitely should. I like Grisham in general but this one was probably my favourite. Maybe because it was one of his few non-justice books. |
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Posted on 03-01-2013 22:20
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miggi I'm sorry I have to ask wtf is up with your sig banner?
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Posted on 03-01-2013 22:21
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miggi I'm sorry I have to ask wtf is up with your sig banner?
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Posted on 03-01-2013 22:31
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Posted on 03-01-2013 22:36
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issoisso wrote:
miggi I'm sorry I have to ask wtf is up with your sig banner?
Oh, I read somewhere that if all the riders were disqualified from the final results from the tour who had any contact with doping allegations (be it individual accusations or accusations against one of their Teams throughout their Career), the winner would have to be the rider who finished 22nd.
So I looked up who it was and Zandios Name popped up...
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