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Angel of the Mountains

- The Strange Tale of Charly Gaul, Winner of the 1958 Tour de France
Af: Paul Maunder Engelsk Paperback

Angel of the Mountains

- The Strange Tale of Charly Gaul, Winner of the 1958 Tour de France
Af: Paul Maunder Engelsk Paperback
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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: 9781529430585
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1529430585
Kategori: Biografier: sport
Udg. Dato: 20 jun 2024
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 155mm
Højde: 233mm
Forlag: Quercus Publishing
Oplagsdato: 20 jun 2024
Forfatter(e): Paul Maunder
Forfatter(e) Paul Maunder


Kategori Biografier: sport


ISBN-13 9781529430585


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 320


Udgave


Længde 27mm


Bredde 155mm


Højde 233mm


Udg. Dato 20 jun 2024


Oplagsdato 20 jun 2024


Forlag Quercus Publishing

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