The Climb |
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| Author:
| Froome, Chris |
| ISBN: | 978-0-241-00418-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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| Imprint: | Viking |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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'Ride your bike. Follow your dreams'. Chris Froome's journey has been unlike any other in the history of cycling. As a boy he raced through townships and passed wild animals in Kenya. As a 21-year-old, with no possibilities for an aspiring cyclist, he entered himself into the world championships as the sole rider and manager for Kenya's national team (he even made his own shirt). In 2013, he rode his bike up the Alpine slopes of the Tour de France to victory.
The Climbreveals...
More Description'Ride your bike. Follow your dreams'. Chris Froome's journey has been unlike any other in the history of cycling. As a boy he raced through townships and passed wild animals in Kenya. As a 21-year-old, with no possibilities for an aspiring cyclist, he entered himself into the world championships as the sole rider and manager for Kenya's national team (he even made his own shirt). In 2013, he rode his bike up the Alpine slopes of the Tour de France to victory. The Climbreveals the passion and will to win that has seen him overcome the death of his mother, a debilitating illness, a fierce rivalry with Bradley Wiggins and, most recently, the pressures of Lance Armstrong's dark legacy.