At Speed: My Life in the Fast Lane - Softcover

Cavendish, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937715043 ISBN 13: 9781937715045

Publisher: VeloPress, 2013

Synopsis

Written off as fat and useless in his youth, Mark Cavendish has sprinted to the front of the Tour de France peloton to become cycling s brightest star and its most outspoken.
Following his debut best-seller "Boy Racer," Cavendish has truly come of age as one of the best cycling sprinters of all time.
In "At Speed," the Manx Missile details what it took to become the winningest Tour sprinter ever, examines the plan that led to his world championship victory, reveals the personal toll of his sacrifice that helped teammate Bradley Wiggins become the UK s first-ever Tour de France winner, and confesses his bitter disappointment at the London Olympic Games.
Screaming fights with teammates, rancorous contract negotiations, crushing disappointments for Mark Cavendish, winning is always the cure. His book At Speed is the page-turning story of a living legend in the sport of cycling."

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Review:

Praise for Mark Cavendish's debut book "Boy Racer"

"Brash, brutal, honest." -- USA Today

"A masterclass in the art of winning." -- Daily Telegraph

"You'll tear through this book with sheer delight and find yourself quoting bits of it for weeks to come." -- Podiumcafe.com

"Exceptionally well-written." -- TheWashingMachinePost.net

"Unputdownable." -- Sporting Reflections

There is, though, a lot in "At Speed" to make it a good book, a book about struggling with success, the difficulty of staying on top once you get there "At Speed" is the more introspective, probably tells us more about Cavendish the professional, shows more of what really drives him to be as intense as he is. Boy Racer might be a more enjoyable read, but At Speed is more rewarding. Podium Cafe

"At Speed" reveals every facet of the man known simply as Cav Throughout the book you rarely feel that any of Cavendish s views have been airbrushed or, conversely, built up to either avoid or deliberately provoke controversy. He offers honest insights which are simultaneously simplistic and yet original Ultimately the joy of At Speed is the sense that, warts and all, this is the story of a rare sportsman. Velo Voices

"At Speed" is a valuable book for anyone who is interested in an inside, detailed account of a top professional cyclist as he describes his take on his career and cycling. U.S. Cycling Report"

Book Description:

The hotly anticipated cycling autobiography of the year from the world's best sprinter

About this edition

• Publisher: VeloPress
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1937715043
• ISBN 13: 9781937715045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280