Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel With a Pro Cyclist (Yellow Jersey Cycling Classics)

Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel With a Pro Cyclist (Yellow Jersey Cycling Classics)

An eye-opening expose of and a heart-breaking lament for professional cycling

Paul Kimmage's boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey, cycling the Tour de France, becoming a nati…

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