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God is Dead
- SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022
Engelsk
Bogcover for God is Dead af Andy McGrath, 9780552176040
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Engelsk
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304
ISBN-13:
9780552176040
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Paperback
ISBN-10:
0552176044
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Udg. Dato:
20 apr 2023
Størrelse i cm:
25,3 x 26,3 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
20 apr 2023
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God is Dead

- SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022
Engelsk
Paperback 2023
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•SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022•
•A SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND THE GUARDIAN•

The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank Vandenbroucke, written by William Hill award-winning author Andy McGrath.


They called him God. For his grace on a bicycle, for his divine talent, for his heavenly looks. Frank Vandenbroucke had it all, and in the late Nineties he raced with dazzling speed and lived even faster.

The Belgian won several of cycling''s most illustrious races, including Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Paris-Nice and Ghent-Wevelgem. He was a mix of poise and panache who enthralled a generation of cycling fans. Off the bike, he only had one enemy - himself. Vandenbroucke dabbled in nocturnal party sessions mixing sleeping pills and alcohol and regularly fell out with team managers. By 1999 his team had suspended him and this proved to be the start of a long, eventful fall from grace. Depression, a drug ban, addiction, car crashes, divorce and countless court appearances subsumed his life. He threatened his wife with a gun. He tried to commit suicide twice. And when police found performance-enhancing drugs at his house, Vandenbroucke said they were for his dog.

It seemed he had finally learned from his mistakes. Then, on 12 October 2009, aged just 34, Vandenbroucke was found dead in a hotel room in Senegal.

Guided by exclusive contributions from his family, friends and team-mates, William Hill award-winning author Andy McGrath lays bare Vandenbroucke''s chaotic, complicated life and times. God is Dead is the remarkable biography of this mercurial cycling prodigy.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9780552176040
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0552176044
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
20 apr 2023
Størrelse i cm:
25,3 x 26,3 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
20 apr 2023
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