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The Green Bullet

- The rise, fall and resurrection of Alejandro Valverde and Spanish cycling’s corruption
Af: Matt Rendell Engelsk Hardback

The Green Bullet

- The rise, fall and resurrection of Alejandro Valverde and Spanish cycling’s corruption
Af: Matt Rendell Engelsk Hardback
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New from award-winning author Matt Rendell, an examination of the phenomenal success of Alejandro Valverde and the moral decay at the heart of Spanish cycling.

''A study of a dominant force, a true gentleman racer despite his shadowy past'' Dan Martin

Alejandro Valverde - the ''Green Bullet'' - was an international symbol of Spanish cycling for a quarter of a century before his retirement in 2022. Hard-working and supremely talented, he won the Vuelta a España and stood on the podium of the Giro d''Italia and the Tour de France. World champion in 2018, he was also the world''s number-one-ranked rider four times. A man of indisputable charisma, he was also a convicted doping cheat.

When the Spanish police investigation, Operación Puerto, uncovered a vast international blood doping ring, Valverde denied all involvement. The revelations unearthed by Operación Puerto threatened to force cycling off the road.

Valverde''s long career was a high wire walk between the venal interests that surround elite sport in Spain. In a nation beset by corruption, political incompetence and social division, Valverde''s talent aided the public image of unscrupulous political and economic institutions.

Even today, Valverde maintains his reticence. The Green Bullet breaks the silence.

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New from award-winning author Matt Rendell, an examination of the phenomenal success of Alejandro Valverde and the moral decay at the heart of Spanish cycling.

''A study of a dominant force, a true gentleman racer despite his shadowy past'' Dan Martin

Alejandro Valverde - the ''Green Bullet'' - was an international symbol of Spanish cycling for a quarter of a century before his retirement in 2022. Hard-working and supremely talented, he won the Vuelta a España and stood on the podium of the Giro d''Italia and the Tour de France. World champion in 2018, he was also the world''s number-one-ranked rider four times. A man of indisputable charisma, he was also a convicted doping cheat.

When the Spanish police investigation, Operación Puerto, uncovered a vast international blood doping ring, Valverde denied all involvement. The revelations unearthed by Operación Puerto threatened to force cycling off the road.

Valverde''s long career was a high wire walk between the venal interests that surround elite sport in Spain. In a nation beset by corruption, political incompetence and social division, Valverde''s talent aided the public image of unscrupulous political and economic institutions.

Even today, Valverde maintains his reticence. The Green Bullet breaks the silence.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781474609746
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1474609740
Kategori: Biografier: sport
Udg. Dato: 8 jun 2023
Længde: 31mm
Bredde: 244mm
Højde: 163mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 8 jun 2023
Forfatter(e): Matt Rendell
Forfatter(e) Matt Rendell


Kategori Biografier: sport


ISBN-13 9781474609746


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 288


Udgave


Længde 31mm


Bredde 244mm


Højde 163mm


Udg. Dato 8 jun 2023


Oplagsdato 8 jun 2023


Forlag Orion Publishing Co

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