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Hunger: Sean Kelly: The Autobiography
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Sean Kelly
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320 pages
Published
June 27th 2013
by Peloton Publishing Ltd
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Sean Kelly remains one of the true great sportsmen of the last 40 years, and it's a pleasure to finally hear the story from his own pen (or his ghostwriters).
The book starts with his last great victory - in thr 1992 Milan San Remo - then traces his illustrious career in mostly chronological fashion, ending as he bowed out of the sport in typically modest fashion.
Anyone looking for a warts & all expose of PEDs is going to be very disappointed - Kelly's soigneur Willy Voet, in his book "Breaki ...more
The book starts with his last great victory - in thr 1992 Milan San Remo - then traces his illustrious career in mostly chronological fashion, ending as he bowed out of the sport in typically modest fashion.
Anyone looking for a warts & all expose of PEDs is going to be very disappointed - Kelly's soigneur Willy Voet, in his book "Breaki ...more
Every cycling fan can enjoy this biography; Sean Kelly was one of the top cyclist ever, top ten in my humble opinion.
He got almost 200 victories through his career, including 9 “monuments”. He wan P-R, San Remo, Liege and Lombardie at least twice each. He only didn't win Flanders among the monuments, but he was second thrice there. And only Merckx, De Vlaeminck and Van Looy won ever the five monuments. Kelly was about to be the first non-Belgium for such an achievement. And he really deserved it ...more
He got almost 200 victories through his career, including 9 “monuments”. He wan P-R, San Remo, Liege and Lombardie at least twice each. He only didn't win Flanders among the monuments, but he was second thrice there. And only Merckx, De Vlaeminck and Van Looy won ever the five monuments. Kelly was about to be the first non-Belgium for such an achievement. And he really deserved it ...more
Love this book! Especially that Sean Kelly explicitly puts to bed the matter that he is and always has been a Waterford (up the Deise!) not Tipperary man. Born and raised south of the Suir in county Waterford. Only one drawback would be that if you are not completely into pro cycling, the chronology of races may start to seem like a race name salad after a while. However, he does a great job of describing the essence of each race, and their differences for those who are not familiar with them.
Kelly is one of my cycling idols. So tough but also down to earth. That personality comes through in the stripped down simple writing style of his autobiography.
Unfortunately this stripped down style also made some some parts of this book seem like glorified lists.
Still I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted a good insight into Kelly's career and what life was like in the peloton back then.
Unfortunately this stripped down style also made some some parts of this book seem like glorified lists.
Still I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted a good insight into Kelly's career and what life was like in the peloton back then.
Great read - I grew up watching Kelly's career blossom and being able to hear him talk about the details has enabled me to put all the pieces of the jigsaw together. Glad he recalled the 1975 Rapport Tour debacle which may have scuppered his and McQuaid's Olympic aspirations but it ended John Curran's career. I guess McQuaid learnt how to be a hypocritical oaf at this point in time!
Sean Kelly is a really funny guy. The story was not as intense as I thought it would be, having seen Sean race (on tv) and having followed his career. Any cycling fan will enjoy this book. It's a very matter-of-fact look at how cycling was when Sean was racing.
Really really interesting for fans. Kelly is (I think) unintentionally funny in his direct and unvarnished comments and this gives the book an authentic feel. He avoids almost completely the question of doping.
Very enjoyable book on his life. I'm late to cycling so missed all this but it made it none the less enjoyable. Its hard to only give 3 stars it deserves a bit more, not quite 4 but close.
A very enjoyable view of the cycling world from a talented, humble individual. Great read.
...like the great man in person.....rough demotic style ...a hard man, great sportsman....,-D
Brilliant insight into the world of pro cycling, it is honest, funny and a great read.
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Kelly previously wrote From The Faculty Lounge - the story of London Central High School, the Department of Defense Dependents School which closed in 2007 (and also avaiable through Bayberry Books). The school had been located on the bases at Bushy Park, Bushey Hall and Daws Hill, High Wycombe.
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