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“stephen roche”

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  • Don’t Tell

    Toowoomba Prep: the case that broke the silence on child sex abuse in Australia

    by Stephen Roche ...
    Told through the eyes of a lawyer, Stephen Roche, this is a compelling account of the most important sexual abuse civil trial in Australian history. It begins when a young girl’s life is torn apart while attending a prestigious Anglican preparatory school, suffering repeated sexual abuse at the hands of her boarding master. After a complaint by a fellow classmate, the man is charged. On the day he ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Born to Ride

    The Autobiography of Stephen Roche

    by Stephen Roche ...
    In 1987 Stephen Roche touched greatnessIn June he won the Giro d'Italia, fighting a ferocious battle against not only his rivals but also against his teammates and an angry, partisan Italian crowd.In July Roche secured the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, blacking out shortly after crossing the line following a superhuman effort.In September, victory at the World Cycling Championships in ... Read more

    $14.59 USD

  • The Official History of The Tour De France

    The Official History

    by Andy McGrath, Luke Edwardes-Evans, Serge Laget ...
    The Official History of the Tour de France is a celebration of one of the greatest annual sporting events, and the premier competition in world cycling.Through more than 300 photographs, rarely-seen documents and items of memorabilia, this book covers more than a century of fascinating stories on the Tour and its iconic yellow jersey.This revised and updated edition includes an authoritative ... Read more

    Was $11.99 USD Now $0.99 USD

  • The Renaissance of Renewable Energy

    by Stephen Roche, Gian Andrea Pagnoni ...
    This book provides detailed yet easily understandable information about sustainable energy alternatives in the context of growing public concern about climate change, the impending fuel crisis and environmental degradation. It deals with the history of energy use and the factors that have led to the current interest in energy alternatives, and assesses the chance of renewable energy replacing ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

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  • Sean Yates: It’s All About the Bike

    My Autobiography

    by Sean Yates ...
    Before Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. Behind Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates.One of only five Britons to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, Sean Yates burst onto the cycling scene as the rawest pure talent this country has ever seen. After turning professional at the age of 22, he soon became known as a die-hard domestique, putting his body on the line for his teammates. ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • One Way Road

    The Autobiography of Robbie McEwen

    by Robbie McEwen, Ed Pickering ...
    The autobiography of three time Tour de France Green Jersey winner.Professional road cyclist Robbie McEwen will do whatever it takes to win on a bike. He is proud of his reputation as a 'competitive little bugger' and 'a bit of a hard bastard in the peloton', yet he is at pains to point out that what he's channelling is not rage or aggression but a fierce determination and razor-sharp focus. Here, ... Read more

    $14.49 USD

  • Eddy Merckx: The Cannibal

    by Daniel Friebe ...
    'The whole point of a race is to find a winner... I chose to race, so I chose to win.'For 14 years between 1965 and 1978, cyclist Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx simply devoured his rivals, their hopes and their careers. His legacy resides as much in the careers he ruined as the 445 victories - including five Tour de France wins and all the monument races - he amassed in his own right. So dominant had ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • Reckless

    The Life and Times of Luis Ocana

    by Alasdair Fotheringham ...
    This is the first ever biography in English of 'the Spanish Merckx', who remains one of the most fascinating Tour de France champions.Luis Ocaña seemed doomed to live in the shadow of cycling's greatest ever rider, Eddy Merckx – 'The Cannibal'. Their rivalry defined Ocaña's entire career, yet he was the one rider capable of beating the all-conquering Merckx in his prime.After an impoverished ... Read more

    $17.19 USD

  • Cycling is My Life

    by Tommy Simpson ...
    The cyclist Tom Simpson is a legend. The first British world champion, the first Briton to pull on the fabled yellow jersey of the Tour de France - he brought professional cycling to a nation and inspired generations of riders. His autobiography, Cycling is My Life, was written the year before he died tragically on the barren moonscape of Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour aged just twenty-nine. ... Read more

    $14.59 USD

  • 101 Damnations

    Dispatches from the 101st Tour de France

    by Ned Boulting ...
    Join Ned Boulting as he reports on his dozen-th Tour de France, an event in which blokes do amazing things on bikes, and, we’re oft told, the biggest annual sporting event in the world.101 Damnations is a chance to relive the 2014 race, stage for stage, fall after fall, tantrum by tantrum; just the good bits mind, without all the aerial shots of castles. Or sunflowers. (Though it does wax lyrical ... Read more

    $17.89 USD

  • The Loyal Lieutenant

    Leading Out Lance and Pushing Through the Pain on the Rocky Road to Paris

    by George Hincapie, Craig Hummer ...
    Trading on the sterling reputation that enabled him to survive a widely publicized doping confession, American cyclist “Big George” Hincapie—a record seventeen-time Tour de France participant, Olympian, and key witness in the Lance Armstrong doping case—offers an insightful account of his esteemed career and a sports era defined by performance-enhancing drug use.In this highly anticipated cycling ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Inside the Peloton

    Riding, Winning and Losing the Tour de France

    by Graeme Fife ...
    Racing cyclists all ride the same frail machine and all are equal before the demands of the road. But what is it that makes a winner? What special attributes do winners need to give them that extra edge? To find out, Fife analyses and illustrates the moral strength, intelligence, racing nous, cunning, tactical acumen and superior mental resilience of the champion racing cyclist. Drawing on ... Read more

    $11.59 USD