Land of Second Chances: The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team - Hardcover

Lewis, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 022409176X ISBN 13: 9780224091763

Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press, 2013

Synopsis

Where there is hope there can be redemption. Meet Adrien Niyonshuti, a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Adrien was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda apart. Almost twenty years later he has a shot at representing his country at the Olympics. Meet Jock Boyer, the coach of Team Rwanda. One of the top American cyclists of all time, Jock recognises the innate talent for endurance that the Rwandans possess. A man with a dark past, Jock is in need of a second chance. Meet Tom Ritchey, the visionary inventor of the mountain bike and the U.S. money man looking to recover from a profound personal crisis. In The Land of Second Chances, Tim Lewis charts the incredible true story of the Rwandan cycling team as they overcome impossible odds to inspire a nation.

About this title

About the Author

TIM LEWIS is a feature writer at the Observer and contributing editor of Esquire. He has previously been editor of both the Observer Magazine and Observer Sport Monthly, Britain's most prestigious sports magazine. Prior to that he was editor of the Independent on Sunday's Sunday Review and deputy editor of Esquire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022409176X
• ISBN 13: 9780224091763
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304