Va va Froome
Subtitle: the remarkable rise of Chris Froome
By: David Sharp
Publisher: Birlinn; Arena Sport
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780857906410; 9781909715004
Subjects: Cyclists; Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Sports; GAMES; Gambling; SPORTS & RECREATION; Business Aspects; Essays; History; Reference; TRAVEL; Special Interest
Description: On 22 July 2012 Chris Froome made history as the first African-born cyclist to stand on the podium at the Tour de France. Ten days later at the London Olympic Games he won a bronze medal in the time trial for his adopted nation in Team GB colours. Froome's path to professional cycling, from mountain biking on dusty roads in the nature reserves of Kenya's Great Rift Valley - alongside wild animals - to the giddy heights of the Tour de France and the Olympics, has been unlike any other in the history of the sport. Born in Nairobi to British parents he was schooled in South Africa and studie.
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Table of contents: title: Cover; Title; Contents; Prologue: 2012 Tour de France; Chapter 1: Kijana in Kenya; Chapter 2: Eton of the Highveld; Chapter 3: A Tale of Two Time Trials; Chapter 4: Bambi on Ice; Chapter 5: A Brave New Barloworld; Chapter 6: In at the Deep End; Chapter 7: Fast Learner; Chapter 8: The Brit Pack; Chapter 9: The Thin Blue Line; Chapter 10: Identity Crisis; Chapter 11: Solving the Riddle; Chapter 12: Froomey is Shining; Chapter 13: Strength in Numbers; Chapter 14: Out of a Clear Blue Sky; Chapter 15: Making up for Lost Time; Chapter 16: A Puente Too Far; Chapter 17: 2013 ... Lucky for Some?