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Project Rainbow: How British Cycling Reached the Top of the World Book

No less than 20 years ago, British cycling was almost non-existent on the world stage. But today, thanks to Olympic gold medals, Tour de France victories and world titles won by Team Sky riders Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish, British cyclists are dominating the sport!Providing an unparalleled understanding of the meteoric rise of British cycling, former GB Elite Road Coach and Team Sky Performance Manager Rod Ellingworth gives rare insight into the story of British cycling's success, from the man who built it from the bottom up.Project Rainbow is the inside story of a true British sporting success - the four-year campaign that led to Mark Cavendish's world road race title in 2011, a feat which laid the ground work for the nation's current dominance of the sport. An eye-opening book for fans of cycling and British sporting history.This book has been hand-picked for the Book People's FaberShop, in partnership with Faber & Faber.Read More

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  • Foyles

    'A master psychologist - cycling's answer to Brian Clough.' MARK CAVENDISHThe inside story of Mark Cavendish's Rainbow Jersey Winning World Title of 2011Twenty five years ago, British road cycling was in the doldrums: today it is at the top of the world thanks to Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and the sprinter who has bridged all their careers - the Manx Missile, Mark Cavendish. British cycling has become that rare beast, a story of sporting success built from the bottom up. Project Rainbow is the story of this sport's meteoric rise, told by one of its key figures, culminating in Cavendish's world road race title in 2011.As GB Elite Road Coach and former Team Sky Performance Manager, Rod Ellingworth was one of the most important men behind this incredible rise. Here, one of the chief architects of this amazing journey, tells the inside story of both teams' advance to the top.With an introduction by Mark Cavendish.

  • Blackwell

    Twenty years ago, British road cycling was in the doldrums: today it is at the top of the world thanks to Bradley Wiggins' Tour de France win, Mark Cavendish's road world title and the dominance of the British squad, Team Sky. This book tells the...

  • 057130351X
  • 9780571303519
  • Rod Ellingworth
  • 5 June 2014
  • Faber & Faber
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 320
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