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The Medal Factory Kenny Pryde

The Medal Factory par Kenny Pryde

The Medal Factory Kenny Pryde


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Résumé

An investigation into the success of British Cycling and Team Sky; how did they become so successful, and at what cost?

The Medal Factory Résumé

The Medal Factory: British Cycling and the Cost of Gold Kenny Pryde

43 Olympic medals. 6 Tour de France victories. Countless world records and world championship victories. Since the year 2000, British Cycling, Team Sky and INEOS have dominated the sport of cycling to an unprecedented degree. But at what cost? Did Sir David Brailsford, Peter Keen and the other brains behind British Cycling's massive and sudden dominance in the modern era find a winning Moneyball formula? Or did their success come down to luck and personal chemistry? Did this organisation, founded on relentless, ruthless efficiency contain contradictions which threatened to overwhelm it, amid accusations of drug-taking, bullying and sexism? The Medal Factory tells the full story from amateurish beginnings through a sports-science revolution to an all-conquering, yet flawed, machine. Through interviews with Brailsford and Keen, Shane Sutton, Fran Millar, Chris Boardman, Sir Chris Hoy and many other key players, Kenny Pryde interrogates the parts of the story - lottery funding, marginal gains - that we think we know, and reveals others that have remained hidden, until now.

The Medal Factory Avis

A fine, reasoned and informed book * Herald *
Compelling reading * Road.cc *
Pryde's narration of events bears comparison with Matt Rendell's The Death of Marco Pantani, predominantly on the strength of his investigative tenacity, and unquestionably lays claim to pride of place on your bookshelf * TheWashingMachinePost.net *

À propos de Kenny Pryde

Kenny Pryde has been a cycling journalist since 1987, he edited Winning: Cycle Racing illustrated and The Fabulous World of Cycling, was a staff writer at Cycling Weekly; and editor-at-large of Cycle Sport. He has written for the Guardian, Ride, VeloNews, the Herald, the Scotsman and the Irish Independent.

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GOR010524852
9781781259856
1781259852
The Medal Factory: British Cycling and the Cost of Gold Kenny Pryde
Occasion - Très bon état
Relié
Profile Books Ltd
20200220
320
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