{"product_id":"9781471130359-the-breakaway-pa","title":"The Breakaway","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grippingly honest memoir of Olympic and World champion cyclist Nicole Cooke, a fearless campaigner against the doping that has blighted her sport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e SPORT BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A retirement statement from a sports star rarely causes a flicker, but Nicole Cooke went out as she rode her bike: giving it her all. The contrast could not have been greater - as Lance Armstrong, a fraudster backed by many corporate sponsors and feted by presidents, was about to deliver a stage-managed confession to Oprah, so a shy, young woman from a small village in Wales took aim.\u003cbr\u003e      She too had been a cyclist, the only rider ever to have become World and Olympic champion in the same year, and the first British cyclist to have been ranked World No.1, but as a woman in a man's sport, her exploits gained little recognition and brought no riches. She too had ridden through this dark period for the sport when drug-taking was everywhere. Nicole Cooke spoke up for those who had taken a very different path to Lance and his team-mates.\u003cbr\u003e     In her frank and outspoken autobiography, Cooke reveals the real story behind British cycling's rise to global dominance. With a child's dreams of success, she left home at 18 to pursue her goals in Italy. Broken contracts, unpaid wages, a horrendous injury and drugs cheats were just some of the challenges she faced, even before she lined up to take on her opponents. \u003ci\u003eThe Breakaway\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that will not only inspire all those who read it, but which also asks some serious questions about the way society regards women's sport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40495337472097,"sku":"9781471130359","price":10.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31852217.jpg?v=1740727225","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471130359-the-breakaway-pa","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}