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Tour de Force
- My History-Making Tour de France
- Narrated by: Mark Cavendish
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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'I pulled off my glasses and wiped my eyes. "That was perhaps the last race of my career...."'
Deep down, Mark Cavendish thought he was finished. After illness, setbacks and clinical depression, the once fastest man in the world had been written off by most. And at the age of 36, even he believed his explosive cycling career would fade out with a whimper. The Manxman hadn't won a single Grand Tour stage in Italy, Spain or France since 2016.
But then came his incredible resurrection at the 2021 Tour de France. Included on the Deceuninck Quick-Step team at the very last minute, only after Sam Bennett suffered an injury, Mark set about rewriting history. He claimed back the green jersey he first wore in 2011, and his four stage victories finally saw him matching Belgian legend Eddy Merckx's all-time record of 34 Tour de France stage wins. Cycling greats are never content, and Cav's dogged determination and inner strength had earned him the record that few believed he could ever achieve. This is his own intimate account of that race, right from the saddle of the miracle tour.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-12-2023
Very honest story of sport
Great book and terrific to hear a sportsman open about mental health challenges. Having the author read adds a level of personal touch
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- Thomas McAlister
- 19-04-2022
Good listen
Short, snappy and well narrated. Mark easy to listen to and has a hell of a story to tell - this book only focuses on a fraction of it however. Could be more to it, but I only say that as I’d be keen to hear more having read his first book.
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- Matt B
- 03-12-2023
Great Cyclist, Great Read!
Loved this book from start to finish. Cav is great at narrating the book and talking about his life in the peloton towards the twilight stages of his career. Highly recommend
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- Mark R. Ariansen
- 04-06-2023
To much fucking language
Got this tKe the kids as he loved cav. He asked to h EA r another must be bad when a 12 year old turns it off for the language
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