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Push Yourself Just a Little Bit More
Backstage at the Tour de France
- Author:
- By Johnny Green
- Awards:
- William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award Short Listed 2005
- Format:
- Paperback (Hardback)
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- Published: 1st Jun 2006
- ISBN: 0752877704
- Pages: 256
- Size: 198mm x 129mm
From the Publisher:
No book on the Tour de France has ever got quite as close to the race as this account of the 2003 and 2004 races from inside the security cordon, mingling with the cyclists, press and the 'Credit Lyonnais trophy girls' in equal measure.
Johnny Green managed to blag his way right to the inner sanctum, to chat to the likes of Sheryl Crow and David Millar and the many stagehands behind the scenes on the three-week tour. The only place he didn't make it was into the doping van.
Fittingly, from the former road manager of The Clash, PUSH YOURSELF JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE is a kind of rock 'n' roll account of life on the road with Le Tour.
From the Critics:
“He infuses a manic, memorable log with the language and analogies acquired during his five years as road manager of the Clash.... Cyclists are constantly compared with rock stars but Green's mix has a compelling rhythm”
The Times
“Conveying the magnificent bonkerness of le Tour rather well... this book.... is as immediate and immersive as the best sporting reportage”
The Observer
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