{"product_id":"russell-mockridge-martin-curtis-9781877096549","title":"Russell Mockridge: The Man in Front","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn September 1958, only minutes into a professional road race, Australia's best cyclist, Russell Mockridge, was dead, his head and body crushed under the wheels of a bus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death of the Olympic Gold medallist and Tour de France competitor was an embarrassment for cycling officials. Mockridge was 30 when he was killed and planning a new assault on European professional racing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the 50th anniversary of his death Melbourne journalist Martin Curtis revisits the life and death of Russell Mockridge. He finds a literate, urbane, but shy man, an outsider in the rough-and-tumble world of professional cycling. He also investigates passionately held family views that the death was not properly investigated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a compelling account of a legendary Australian sportsman and one that will be of real interest to the growing number of cycling enthusiasts as well as a broad general readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Curtis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1877096547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781877096549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melbourne Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Martin Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173165756671,"sku":"9781877096549","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8d610d3-3634-4218-8af2-d18aa7ffcd0f.jpg?v=1689791352","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russell-mockridge-martin-curtis-9781877096549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}