Sky’s the Limit
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Sky’s the Limit

Wiggins and Cavendish: The Quest to Conquer the Tour de France

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Sky’s the Limit

Wiggins and Cavendish: The Quest to Conquer the Tour de France

About this book

On Sunday 22 July, Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider ever to win the Tour de France. It was the culmination of years of hard work and dedication and a vision begun with the creation of Team Sky. This is the inside story of that journey to greatness.

On Sunday 22 July, Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider ever to win the Tour de France. It was the culmination of years of hard work and dedication and a vision begun with the creation of Team Sky. This is the inside story of that journey to greatness.

Sky's the Limit follows the gestation and birth of a brand new road racing team, which is the first British team to compete in the Tour de France since 1987. Team Sky, as it is known, since it is to be backed by the satellite broadcaster Sky, set out on the road to Tour de France glory in January 2010.

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access and interviews, Sky's the Limit follows the management and riders as they embark on their journey – from their first training camp and team presentation in December 2009, all the way to the moment that Bradley Wiggins achieved what many had long thought impossible: a British rider from a British team winning the Tour de France.

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Information

Publisher
HarperSport
Year
2011
eBook ISBN
9780007450121
Print ISBN
9780007549931

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Prologue The Start of the Journey
  4. Chapter 1 Critical Mass
  5. Chapter 2 The Academy
  6. Chapter 3 Goodbye Cav, Hello Wiggo?
  7. Chapter 4 The Best Sports Team in the World
  8. Chapter 5 Unveiling the Wig
  9. Chapter 6 A Tsunami of Excitement
  10. Chapter 7 Taking on the Masters
  11. Chapter 8 Pissgate
  12. Chapter 9 The Classics
  13. Chapter 10 The Recce
  14. Chapter 11 It’s All About (the) Brad
  15. Chapter 12 It’s Not About the Bus
  16. Chapter 13 So Far from the Sky
  17. Chapter 14 Take Two
  18. Chapter 15 Gerbils on a Treadmill
  19. Chapter 16 La Promenade des Anglais
  20. Chapter 17 Froome Power
  21. Acknowledgements
  22. Index
  23. Picture Section
  24. Copyright
  25. About the Publisher