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100 1  Sharp, David,|eauthor. 
245 10 Va Va Froome :|bThe Remarkable Rise of Chris Froome /
       |cDavid Sharp. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bBirlinn Limited,
       |c[2013] 
264  4 |c©2013 
300    1 online resource (248 pages) 
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520    "The story of a unique athlete's remarkable journey--from 
       riding his bike in the Ngong Hills of Kenya to the sport's
       pinnacle, victory in the Tour de France. On 21 July 2013 
       Chris Froome made history as the second British cyclist to
       win the Tour de France--in the 100th edition of the 
       world's most famous bike race--and the first ever African-
       born rider to wear the coveted maillot jaune on the top 
       step of the podium in Paris. Froome's path into the elite 
       ranks of road racing has been unlike any other in the 
       annals of the sport. Born in Nairobi to British parents he
       was educated in South Africa and studied economics at 
       university. But he abandoned his degree to take up the 
       offer of a professional cycling contract in Europe. A fish
       out of water, Froome encountered a shock entrance into the
       rough and tumble world of top-level European bike racing. 
       Incredibly, within two years--and despite his progress 
       being severely hampered when he contracted a debilitating 
       tropical disease--Froome had signed for the world's 
       biggest cycling team, British cycling supremo Sir Dave 
       Brailsford's Team Sky, finished second overall in the 
       Vuelta a Espana, and sacrificed his own ambitions to help 
       teammate Bradley Wiggins claim Britain's first ever Tour 
       de France title in 2012. At the turn of 2013 Froome 
       superseded Wiggins as Sky's team leader and went on to win
       four out of the five stage races he entered, including the
       prestigious Criterium du Dauphine, before dominating the 
       2013 Tour de France on a relentless pursuit of the 
       ultimate prize in cycling."--|cProvided by Freading. 
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