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Angel of the Mountains

- The Curious Life of Charly Gaul, Cycling's Forgotten Superstar
Af: Paul Maunder Engelsk Hardback

Angel of the Mountains

- The Curious Life of Charly Gaul, Cycling's Forgotten Superstar
Af: Paul Maunder Engelsk Hardback
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''Maunder''s book is more than just a biography of the rise and fall of a complicated man . . . It is also a critique of the damage that myth-making and the media can do to an athlete; a study of what happens to a demigod when thrown from Mount Olympus'' The Times

Charly Gaul is a forgotten cycling legend. Once a household name across Europe, the diminutive Luxembourger won the 1958 Tour de France and the Giro d''Italia twice. A unique rider, Gaul was supremely gifted at climbing and resilient even in the foulest weather. His pedalling style was smooth and swift, and he could set an unmatchable metronome rhythm on a mountain climb. ''Mozart on two wheels,'' was how one contemporary writer described him; another dubbed him ''The Angel of the Mountains''.

At the end of his cycling career Gaul disappeared, becoming a hermit living in a forest in Luxembourg. What drove Charly Gaul into a recluse''s life? In Angel of the Mountains, Paul Maunder seeks to uncover the truth about Gaul, his psychology and the circumstances of his withdrawal from society. In rediscovering Gaul''s enigmatic life, we find not only an unlikely hero but also a larger truth about the nature of sporting success.

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''Maunder''s book is more than just a biography of the rise and fall of a complicated man . . . It is also a critique of the damage that myth-making and the media can do to an athlete; a study of what happens to a demigod when thrown from Mount Olympus'' The Times

Charly Gaul is a forgotten cycling legend. Once a household name across Europe, the diminutive Luxembourger won the 1958 Tour de France and the Giro d''Italia twice. A unique rider, Gaul was supremely gifted at climbing and resilient even in the foulest weather. His pedalling style was smooth and swift, and he could set an unmatchable metronome rhythm on a mountain climb. ''Mozart on two wheels,'' was how one contemporary writer described him; another dubbed him ''The Angel of the Mountains''.

At the end of his cycling career Gaul disappeared, becoming a hermit living in a forest in Luxembourg. What drove Charly Gaul into a recluse''s life? In Angel of the Mountains, Paul Maunder seeks to uncover the truth about Gaul, his psychology and the circumstances of his withdrawal from society. In rediscovering Gaul''s enigmatic life, we find not only an unlikely hero but also a larger truth about the nature of sporting success.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9781529429589
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1529429587
Kategori: Biografier: sport
Udg. Dato: 20 jun 2024
Længde: 29mm
Bredde: 164mm
Højde: 241mm
Forlag: Quercus Publishing
Oplagsdato: 20 jun 2024
Forfatter(e): Paul Maunder
Forfatter(e) Paul Maunder

Kategori Biografier: sport

ISBN-13 9781529429589

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 320

Udgave

Længde 29mm

Bredde 164mm

Højde 241mm

Udg. Dato 20 jun 2024

Oplagsdato 20 jun 2024

Forlag Quercus Publishing