- Published: 15 April 2013
- ISBN: 9780224074513
- Imprint: Yellow Jersey
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 320
- RRP: $42.00
Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike
- Published: 15 April 2013
- ISBN: 9780224074513
- Imprint: Yellow Jersey
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 320
- RRP: $42.00
Merckx - a natural champion who regularly rode himself and others into agony and glory - is a fine choice for a writer of Fotheringham's skill and cycling knowledge... A fascinating, often bleak portrait of remarkable athlete and an unnerving man.
Brian Schofield, Sunday Times
The Cantona or Muhammad Ali of cycling, this Belgian’s story is amazing – and it’s told by one of the greatest cycling reporters around... Top Notch
Loaded
The Muhammad Ali of cycling.
TNT Magazine
Packed with stories of controversies, falls, secret deals and bitter recriminations.
John Foot, Times Literary Supplement
Remarkable and impressive … everything you want to know about Merckx and more.
Richard Abraham, Cycling Weekly
Scrupulously researched.
Graham Robb, Guardian
A fine portrait of obsession
Financial Times
The full unvarnished of one man’s heaven, and hell, on wheels.
i, Independent
The extraordinary and definitive story of a man whose fear of failure would drive him to the highest pinnacles, before ultimately destroying him.
Living North