{"product_id":"descent-thomas-dekker-9781937715809","title":"Descent: My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstadom to Doping Dead End: My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping Dead End","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Award-Winning, International Best-Seller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I have success, money, women. I've been lionized by the public and the press. The world is at my feet. I've spread my wings and here I am, soaring above everything and everyone. But in reality, the descent has already begun.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt age 20, Thomas Dekker was already earning 100,000 a yearas an \u003ci\u003eamateur\u003c\/i\u003e bike racer. The next year, he turned pro and his salary quadrupled then rose again to 900,000 as he established his position as a super-domestique among Europe's wealthiest superteams. The sport marveled at Dekker's rise as the young racer set his ambitions on capturing cycling's biggest prizes for himself. Before long, though, Dekker found himself corrupted by money, dazzled by fame, and cracking under the relentless pressure to perform at a superhuman level. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his tell-all book \u003ci\u003eDESCENT: My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping Dead End\u003c\/i\u003e, Dekker reveals a sordid way of life full of blood bags, drugs, prostitutes, and money. \u003ci\u003eDESCENT\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a yearslong bender that exposes the brutal truth of his life as a professional cyclist. And Dekker is not alone; he names those who fell with him and those who aided in his downfall. In \u003ci\u003eDESCENT\u003c\/i\u003e, we take an unflinching look at the European peloton as it roars through its modern boom yearsthe height of the EPO eraand what we see is shocking. You won't be able to turn away from this page-turning read about one man's rise, fall, and redemption and what his story reveals about professional sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Dekker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1937715809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937715809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e VeloPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 39","brand":"Thomas Dekker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623563636991,"sku":"9781937715809","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_945fd802-7250-4442-a318-497d8d4da7f7.jpg?v=1780433285","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/descent-thomas-dekker-9781937715809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}