Full name: A Significant Other: Riding the Centenary Tour de France with Lance Armstrong

Author: Matt Rendell Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Sports, Bicycling Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780753818749 0753818744

New in Paper An inside look at the 2003 Tour de France through the eyes of Lance Armstrong's right-hand rider, Victor Hugo Pena--who also helped Armstrong ride to his unprecedented sixth victory in 2004. Pena served as Armstrong's domestique, a crucial yet unsung position unique to cycling. The domestique handles a variety of tasks, but his most important is to ride ahead of the team leader, creating a wind tunnel that makes it aerodynamically easier for the "star" to continue pedaling. This is the essence of cycling, and the key to Armstrong's victories. Now, in revealing the true role of the domestique for the first time, Matt Rendell gives a more vivid and insightful portrayal of professional cycling than ever before. Similar books: Lance Armstrong's War by Daniel Coyle Rough Ride by Paul Kimmage Merckx by William Fotheringham Put Me Back on My Bike by William Fotheringham The Death of Marco Pantani by Matt Rendell In Search of Robert Millar by Richard Moore The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton Cycle of Lies by Juliet Macur Racing Through the Dark by David Millar Breaking the Chain by Willy Voet Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong Just Ride by Grant Petersen Flying Scotsman by Graeme Obree It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong The Complete Book of Long-Distance Cycling by Edmund R. Burke Born to Run by Christopher McDougall Moneyball by Michael Lewis Five Lessons by Ben Hogan The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach Open by Andre Agassi