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Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion
Half Man Half Bike The Life of Eddy Merckx Cycling's Greatest Champion Author:William Fotheringham 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 inj... more »ury, 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.« less