It is an autobiography that charts the authors upbringing. It is a powerful and frank account that breaks the law of silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport. Paul kimmages rough ride gives insight into a world ive never seen. Rough ride paperback june 26 2007 by paul kimmage author 4. Though without the substance of kimmages book, maertens still confirmed much of the gist of what kimmage said in a rough ride. Lee rough ride behind the wheel with a pro cyclist por paul kimmage disponible en rakuten kobo. Read rough ride behind the wheel with a pro cyclist by paul kimmage available from rakuten kobo. Paul kimmage is best known as the former professional cyclist who wrote a book, rough ride, about his experiences with widespread doping in pro. Paul kimmages book rough ride has been seen as the doping book, the text that exposed the use of banned substances in pro cycling when it was published 1990 but its much more than this. In the light of recent events i wanted to go back and read the book again. Since writing rough ride, paul kimmage has gone on to become one of the uk and irelands most respected sports journalists. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kimmage was accused of spitting in the soup by many of his former teammates for talking about the effects of doping on the sport but the book.
Irish cyclist paul kimamge was a professional cyclist for 4 years in the late 80s. Behind the wheel with a pro cyclist ebook written by paul kimmage. In this extract from the ascent, the fallout from paul kimmages rough ride book is recalled. An insight into pro cycling and millions of other books are. His awful admission of the needle of a syringe being slipped under the skin of. Rough ride is a william hill sports book of the year, written by irish journalist paul kimmage in 1990 it is an autobiography that charts the authors upbringing in dublin and his obsession with cycling, which started with his father being a toplevel irish amateur. First published in 1990, rough ride is one of the greatest books ever written about the life of a professional. Currently chief interviewer for the sunday times sports section, he is also the author of andy townsends autobiography, and of the highly acclaimed full time. Rough ride is a william hill sports book of the year, written by irish journalist paul kimmage in 1990. Paul kimmage was irish junior champion before riding for an amateur squad in paris and becoming a professional with a french. It tells of kimmages youth as an amateur in ireland before turning pro after finishing sixth in. I knew it was going to cause me a lot of problems and cost me some friendships but the truth of. Paul kimmages boyhood dreams were of cycling glorywearing the yellow jersey. Buy rough ride 2nd revised edition by kimmage, paul isbn.
Behind the wheel with a pro cyclist by paul kimmage. Kimmage answers the question in honest yet depressing detail. Even kimmage succumbs on a few occasions to get through a couple of rough days everyone else. His career highlights included helping roche win the rainbow jersey at the 1987 world championships. What originally made you come out and publish rough ride. Rough ride is a raw story of the world of professional cycling. Almost twenty years later, yellow jersey is publishing an updated edition of this cycling classic, with a new foreword by the author which reflects on. First published in 1990, rough ride is one of the greatest books ever written about the life of a professional athlete. An eyeopening expose of and a heartbreaking lament for professional cy. Rough ride by paul kimmage overdrive rakuten overdrive. Kimmage ultimately left the sport to write this book profoundly honest and groundbreaking, rough ride broke the silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport, and documents one mans love for, and struggle with, the complex world of professional cycling.
In the 80s irish cyclist sean kelly and stephen roche were the top stars, but kimmage never reached such heights. His book, published in 1990, was the first to break ranks on the sports drugs culture in the 80s, and he was ostracised for most of the 90s. Rough ride by paul kimmage penguin books australia. In tracing his mixed fortunes, kimmage describes not only the grueling pressures of the sport but also the seamier side. Rough ride quotes showing 12 of 2 the amazing thing about being a bike rider is that you always know from the first turn of the pedals what sort of a day you are going to have. However, kimmage himself never won a professional race. Though paul kimmage got some instant notoriety at the tour of california for his confrontation with lance armstrong, anti doping has been a battle hes been waging since 1990 with the publication of his book rough ride rough ride tells the story of kimmages cycling career, that of a moderately talented domestique who resisted the temptation of doping as much as he could and. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The following passage is an extract from the ascent. Paul kimmage has spoken of the ending of his relationship with the irish cycling community as a result of his writing about doping in the sport. He has been named sports interviewer of the year five times at the sports journalists association awards. Paul kimmages book, a rough ride, is causing concern in irish cycling. An insight into pro cycling kindle edition by paul kimmage author visit amazons paul kimmage page. An eyeopening expose and a heartbreaking lament, it is a book that anyone interested in any sport should read. Behind the wheel with a pro cyclist new ed by kimmage, paul isbn. Behind the wheel with a pro cyclist yellow jersey cycling classics. The first major tellall cycling book was rough ride by paul kimmage that came out in 1990. The late late, spitting in the soup and becoming an. Rough ride isbn 9780224080170 pdf epub paul kimmage. Reading rough ride is a lot like driving by a car crash.
In a rough ride, paul kimmage gives a devastatingly frank account of what life is really like in the world of professional cycling. It is 20 years since paul kimmage first published rough ride, his very personal and critical account of his professional racing career and the problems of doping in cycling. Currently chief interviewer for the sunday times sports section, he is also the author of andy townsends autobiography, and of the highly acclaimed full time the secret life of tony cascarino. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rough ride.
Kimmage ultimately left the sport to write this book profoundly honest and groundbreaking, rough ride broke the silence surrounding the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. David walsh says its the most important cycling book ever written. In a featurelength interview with eamon dunphy on the former soccer pros new podcast, kimmage says the reaction to his book rough ride was lasting. An insight into pro cycling, paul kimmage 1990, stanley paul a sport rife with drugs.
1408 823 469 1127 1188 1021 1408 905 1158 423 1042 937 867 84 74 342 261 974 204 403 720 39 593 1453 738 259 1020 55 165 799 791 827 927 96 1232 766 887 933 1339 756 1396 564 1382 480 761 674