The medal factory : British cycling and the cost of gold
Pryde, Kenny2020
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In the 1990s, British cycling teams were on a par with the nation's bobsled effort. Cycling was a continental sport, and the UK organisation was a shambolic affair run by a handful of eccentrics. However, by 2008, Team GB - boosted by massive lottery funding and a driven by a hungry new generation of leaders - began to dominate the sport, winning eight out of ten gold medals on the track at the Beijing Olympics. Soon, Team Sky, a British road racing squad with roots in that Olympic programme, would dominate the Tour de France. But now - in 2020 - disaster looms. Allegations of sexism, bullying and complicity with drug taking threatens British Cycling, the governing body. Was the success down to like-minded visionaries who got lucky with funding? Kenny Pryde investigates the chequered recent history of professional cycling in the UK.
Main title:
The medal factory : British cycling and the cost of gold / Kenny Pryde.
Author:
Pryde, Kenny, author
Imprint:
London : Pursuit, 2020.
Collation:
308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781781259856 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.620941
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1873804
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