
Chased by Pandas
My Life in the Mysterious World of Cycling
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Narrated by:
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Matthew Biddulph
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By:
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Dan Martin
About this listen
This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography.
Known, thanks to his racing style and attitude, for being one of road cycling's last romantics, Dan has always shied away from revealing too much about himself and his story. Now, having retired at the end of the 2021 season aged 35 and no longer bound by the constraints of the racing circuit, Dan feels the time is right to tell his story in the same forthright and honest manner that he rode his bike.
This audiobook reflects Dan's generous and outspoken spirit, his resilience to pain, crashes, bad luck and, finally, his acceptance of destiny. Each chapter's title has a sub-title based on a typical cyclist's fear: the fear of losing a race, the fear of retiring from the sport, the fear of mountains or downhills, the fear of doping and, ultimately, the fear of death. Dan also discusses every aspect of the professional cyclist's life—food, discipline, money, dreams, friendship and betrayal. Dan is unashamed when it comes to exposing these dark feelings, his weaknesses and how he tried to deal with them, his attitude exemplifying Mark Twain's quote: 'Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear'.
Written with his long-time friend and best-selling author Pierre Carrey, this is the story of a rider who never sought to conform to modern cycling's norms and someone who, in many ways, embodies an age in cycling which has long since disappeared.
This is the celebration of a true cyclist's career, which will appeal to anyone who's embraced the weekend ride whilst dreaming of the mountains.
Critic reviews
'This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography, full of 'the warmth, sharp insights and vivid colour of his 14-year career' (Guardian)
'[Chased by Pandas] is not a conventional study of wins, losses and conquering mountains but overcoming the mental challenges of a sport into which he was seemingly born' (The Times)
Love Dan's Interviews but the book is boring
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The narration is pretty terrible though. About 20 minutes in I had to stop to look up if it's an AI, then I saw all the reviews...
Interesting, but terrible narration
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Pronunciation and narration
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The narrator ion however, was more concerned with over exaggerated pronunciation of French place names, European races and other riders and yet repeatedly mispronounced Geraint Thomas ( it’s not a difficult name) The I ternation and emphasis was poor and you really had to tune into what was being read rather than how it was being read- detracted from the overall experience.
Spoilt by the narration
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A glimpse of what it takes to be a pro cyclist!
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Solid content, poor narration.
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Dreadful editing and narration
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Great book, spoiled by narrator
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A Glimpse into the lives of Pro Cycling
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Geraint should be pronounced like Hair-Pint, not Her-Pint or Graint. Its a shame that Welsh pronounciation was not given as much respect as the French.
The panda narrative device is odd.
Bunny Fingers
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