Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781613747261)

Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to soccer: simply the best there has ever been. Merckx amassed an astonishing 445 victories. Lance Armstrong, by comparison, managed fewer than 100. Merckx didn't just beat his opponents; he crushed them. But his triumphs only tell half a story that includes horrific injury, a doping controversy, and tragedy. He was nicknamed "the Cannibal" for his insatiable appetite for victory, but the moniker did scant justice to a man who was handsome, sensitive, and surprisingly anxious. A number-one bestseller in the United Kingdom, Half Man, Half Bike is the definitive story of a man whose fear of failure drove him to the highest pinnacles before ultimately destroying him.

Author: William Fotheringham
ISBN-10: 1613747268
ISBN-13: 9781613747261
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.20w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2013
Booklist 04/15/2013 pg. 13