Jens voigts hilarious, unique, instructive, always heartfelt stories. I could hear jens voigts voice in my head as i was reading and i smiled often at his language and expressions. The secret race audiobook by tyler hamilton, daniel coyle. On a fateful night in 2009, tyler hamilton and daniel coyle met for dinner at a restaurant in boulder, colorado. Shut up legs my wild ride on and off the bike audio. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. He is senior manager of partnerships at mars cleantech venture services, and adjunct professor at york universitys faculty of environmental studies. Of the doping memoirs, thomas dekkers the descent knocks the socks off the selfindulgent twaddle put out by tyler hamilton, david millar, michael barry, george hincapie, bjarne riis, and all the rest.
He is the only american rider to win one of the five monuments of cycling, taking liegebastogneliege in 2003. Hardman hero jens voigt on family, drugs, the tour and. Jens voigt is a german former professional road bicycle racer for several teams, the last one being uci proteam trek factory racing. We conveniently offer downloadable audio and no matter what your favorite portable. The secret race audiobook tyler hamilton, daniel coyle. The best part of this book was the beginning which was about mr voigt s childhood in east germany, during the berlin wall and german border zone era. Daniel is the features editor of procycling magazine, widely regarded as the worlds most authoritative englishlanguage cycling magazine. The secret race is a definitive look at the world of professional cyclingand the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, lance armstrongby former olympic gold medalist tyler hamilton and new york times bestselling author daniel coyle over the course of two years, coyle conducted more than 200 hours of interviews with hamilton and spoke candidly with numerous. The secret race is a definitive look at the world of professional cyclingand the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most. The best part of this book was the beginning which was about mr voigts childhood in east germany, during the berlin wall and german border zone era. Sep 12, 2012 the secret race, by tyler hamilton and daniel coyle, describes the systematic illegal doping by professional cyclists, most notably lance armstrong, mr. Slaying the badger by richard moore penguin books new zealand. Beloved by cycling fans for his madcap oneman breakaways as much as his sense of humour and quotable catchphrases, jens is one of the most popular personalities in cycling. Legs my wild ride on and off the bike by jens voigt, james d.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shut up, legs my wild ride on and off the bike. The book covered the life of jens voigt from childhood to retirement following his hour record. Beloved german cyclist jens voigt isnt a superstar in the traditional sense of the word. The secret race, by tyler hamilton and daniel coyle, describes the systematic illegal doping by professional cyclists, most notably lance armstrong, mr. Richard moore is a freelance journalist and author. Doping, coverups, and winning at all costs gives an idea of the flavour. His first book racing through the dark was a bestseller and was shortlisted for the william hill sports book of the year award. Push until it hurts, then push some more even by the standards of a. Explore books by tyler hamilton with our selection at. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world.
In 2001, when the bible of the sport, cycling weekly, ran a poll to decide the greatest british cyclist, chris boardmans was the name that topped the list. Shut up legs will be a funny, insightful and entertaining look at the tough realities of professional cycling, told in jens trademark irreverent and inimitable style. Slaying the badger by richard moore penguin books new. Science fiction fantasy mystery romance young adult business classics sports humor.
He is the author of six books, three of which have been longlisted for the william hill sports book of the year. This is a story of jens voigts journeyfrom his childhood through his cycling career. Winner of the william hill sports book of the year award 2012. The secret race tyler hamilton i dont really like tyler and all the larelated stuff gets old, but its a good book. It is an apparent given that cycling requires not so much talent as an ability to suffer. Tyler hamilton is a former professional bike racer, olympic gold medalist, and ncaa champion.
Written by tyler hamilton, daniel coyle, narrated by sean runnette. Tyler, including pueblo gods and myths civilization of the american indian series, and pueblo birds and myths, and more on. My wild ride on and off the bike by jens voigt available from rakuten kobo. The secret race audiobook by tyler hamilton, daniel. Beloved by cycling fans for his madcap oneman breakaways as much as his sense of humour and quotable catchphrases, jens is o. Doping, coverups, and winning at all costs audio download. Doping, coverups, and winning at all costs by tyler hamilton. From power plays to concocting successful dropoffs, the secret race is an explosive tellall that demands your attention. Discover the list of some best books written on cycling by popular award winning authors.
He was a promising skier until a back injury put an end to this in 1991. He raced professionally from 1995 to 2008 and now runs his own company, tyler hamilton training llc, in boulder, colorado. In an interview with the bbc he demonstrates why with a typical mix of quips, anecdotes and nononsense opinion on cycling and his place in it. Low flat shipping rates and a 60day money back satisfaction guarantee. Puncheurs jens voigt ger, 35 team manager bjarne riis. There were a good number of classic jens stories like how he had to ride a childrens bike after a crash in the tour as well as ones that i had not heard such as he feelings about growing up in east germany and his early racing days. Jens voigt is a german former professional road bicycle racer for severalteams, the last one being uci proteam trek factory racing. The secret race is a definitive look at the world of professional cyclingand the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, lance armstrongby former olympic gold medalist tyler hamilton and new york times bestselling author daniel. A look into the world of professional cycling a tell all into doping issue. Expat brit jon malnicks new book called into the suffersphere cycling and the art of pain, is a peculiar and engaging examination of the relationship between pain and suffering, and riding your bicycle. Jul 01, 2007 puncheurs jens voigt ger, 35 team manager bjarne riis. Beloved german cyclist jens voigt isnt a superstar in the. Shut up, legs my wild ride on and off the bike by jens.
Tyler hamilton born march 1, 1971 is an american former professional road bicycle racer. Tyler jay hamilton born june 6, 1970 is a canadian author, blogger and climate and economy reporter. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. When voigt was caught, frank schleck came to the front, but soon after, the contenders reached saxo banks fabian cancellara, part of the days breakaway, and cancellara pulled so strongly that he briefly. Tyler hamilton, daniel coyle, sean runnette, random house audio books. The autobiography from the worlds largest community of readers. He then became a cyclist, and went professional in 1995 with the us postal service cycling team. He is the only american rider to win one of the five monuments of cycling, taking. His carreer ended in april 2009, after a positive doping test. Even by the standards of a sport that requires enormous stamina and capacity for suffering, jens voigt is in a class on his own. The secret race is a definitive look at the world of professional cyclingand the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, lance armstrongby former olympic gold medalist tyler hamilton and new york times bestselling author daniel coyle. The two had met five years before while coyle was writing his bestselling bo. The official page of new york times best seller the secret race. Since its an unsanctioned event, however, usa cycling has no real authority over the race.
This book is full of incredible truths about hamiltons doping and his struggles with the shame and dishonesty it came with. The pursuit of happiness on two wheels ebook written by robert penn. With his radioshack leopard trek team leader andy schleck not expected to reach the podium even by his own team, voigt may take one last chance to display the hardman breakaway riding style that brought him tour stage wins in 2001 and 2006. The racer by david millar penguin books new zealand. Shut up, legs my wild ride on and off the bike, jens voigt and james d.
Jens voigt will always be remembered by cycling fans for his sense of humour as well as his fearless style of riding. Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995 with the us postal service cycling team. Jens voigt, professional cyclist for the trek factory racing team, had to overcome hurdles and a severe accident before he got where he is today. His featurewriting and news reporting on a range of subjects including the controversial topic of doping has earned him an enviable. During his cycling career, voigt raced for several teams, the last one being uci proteam trek factory racing. Shut up, legs my wild ride on and off the bike by jens voigt, james d. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read its all about the bike. My wild ride on and off the bike by jens voigt with james startt very much and read it nonstop over the past few days. The secret race by tyler hamilton penguin books australia. These are the best cycling books to read now sheebes.
Literally one of the best cycling books out there very, very detailed. Contrary to most other confessions of a doper books hamilton actually spills the beans about almost everyone, but he does it in a quite noncondemning way, and people with an interest in cycling will find lots of interesting tidbits. The secret race by tyler hamilton penguin books new zealand. Voigts personality shines through this bookstraightforward, energetic, and witty. His first book, in search of robert millar, won best biography at the 2008 british sports book awards. Join facebook to connect with billy ekse and others you may know. Northshore family practice, tyler hamilton training llc, casey askew, world crawl, nozzle forward. The secret race by tyler hamilton and daniel coyle the. Jens voigt answers some tough questions from the cream of the cycling media.