Paul Kimmage left the sport to write this book. Not drugs that would ensure victory, but drugs that would allow you to finish the race and start another day. It was about gruelling defeats, complete and utter exhaustion, and it was about drugs. He soon discovered it wasn't about glory and courage, and it wasn't about how much training you put in or how much you wanted to win. As an amateur, he represented his country and finished sixth in the World Championships. He knew it wouldn't come easy, but he was prepared to put in the graft: he spent his teenage years cycling an average of 400 miles per week. Paul Kimmage's boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey, cycling the Tour de France, becoming a national hero. Almost twenty years later, Yellow Jersey is publishing an updated edition of this cycling classic, with a new foreword by the author which reflects on his life both inside and outside the sport. First published in 1990, Rough Ride is one of the greatest books ever written about the life of a professional athlete.
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