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The Secret Cyclist

Real Life as a Rider in the Professional Peloton

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The Secret Cyclist

By: The Secret Cyclist
Narrated by: Ben Eagle
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Penguin Presents the audio edition of The Secret Cyclist by The Secret Cyclist, read by Ben Eagle.

Who is The Secret Cyclist and why all the secrecy?

"Every public aspect of our lives is so tightly controlled that being truly honest is all but impossible in a newspaper interview, never mind a whole book. You try write a warts-and-all blog about your office. Question how the business is run, make sure you remember to call your boss a moron, and then tell me how it goes."

He's ridden for World Tour teams for ten years. He's achieved top ten finishes in Grand Tours. He likes coffee. These are just a few details about the professional rider who wants you to know what the view looks like from the centre of the peloton.

What do the riders really make of Team Sky? How does the pay structure work? Why should you never trust a kit endorsement from a professional? Is doping still an issue? The Secret Cyclist tackles the big questions head-on, revealing a side to cycling that fans have never seen before.

©2019 The Secret Cyclist (P)2019 Penguin Audio Cycling Sports Outdoor

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especially honest assessment of team Sky. written by a knowledgeable candid and experienced rider who can Also write.

gripping

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Really interesting book gives a really good viewpoint on professional cycling from right inside the peloton.

fascinating insights....

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Great book. Some very interesting insights and ideas about the pro peloton over a long period of time. Great insights from his wife as well.

Brilliant

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Really enjoyed this book.
Thank you Secret Cyclist.
Especially as a follower of some of the grand tours…. An interesting insight.

Loved this!

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Very interesting insights and straight up views. Well worth a listen. Made a journey ho very quickly !

A great listen

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it was a good insight to pro cycling. Worth listening to I came away with a different view of what goes on in pro cycling.

Great read

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Excellent insight to the inner workings of elite cycling at world tour level. Highly recommend

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Enjoyed this immensely. Really got into this cyclist . I was almost on the road with him. Fascinating read.

Authentic.

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interesting book but the author fails go into any real detail and offers the same old doping arguments "everyone was doing" "it didn't make that much difference" and even "if they got rid of everyone involved in doping there would be nobody left".

No benefit from being anonymous

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These anonymous accounts are a vehicle for revealing all the sensitive, secret and potentially unacceptable aspects of a sport or profession which couldn't be revealed on the record. In this sense they are really important, one only has to consider the secret barrister in this regard.

But in my opinion this book doesn't do that at all, particularly on the issue of doping. Therefore I feel that it fails totally and is not the book it implicitly purports to be. Could not have been more disappointed.

Doesn't contain any secrets

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