Juve!, Sykes, Herbie

Автор: Herbie Sykes
Название: Coppi
ISBN: 1408181665 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781408181669
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Описание: Herbie Sykes's Coppi is a beautiful, unique evocation of global cycling legend Fausto Coppi. Built around an extraordinary collection of hand-picked, never before seen images, the book also features testimony from those who knew him intimately. Fausto Coppi remains the most iconic cyclist in the history of the sport.

For twenty years either side of the war his extravagant talent, allied to a unique charisma and human frailty, captivated sports fans across Europe. Moreover, he revolutionised the sport of bike racing itself, laying the foundations for the generations who would follow. Coppi was Il Campionissimo, his greatness so unequivocal that his celebrity transcended mere sport.

As such both his professional and private lives were endlessly pawed over by his country's insatiable post-war media. In deserting his wife and daughter for a divorcee in 1954, he traumatised Catholic Italy. Thereafter his life became a soap opera from which he was unable to escape until his dramatic death in 1960.

These images, many among them genuine masterpieces, were unearthed through hours of painstaking research. Allied to the personal truths of those closest to him, they reveal the man behind the Fausto Coppi myth. Put simply, the book strips away many of the half-truths and downright lies which have been grafted onto his legend over the decades.

As such it's a very different kind of sports biography, and a must-have for all genuine cycling fans.

Автор: Sykes, Herbie
Название: Juve!
ISBN: 1787290506 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781787290501
Издательство: Random House
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Описание: While La Vecchia Signora remains Italy`s best-supported team, it`s also its most despised.Juve! charts the story of Italy`s great sporting dynasty, chronicling the triumphs and tragedies of the Agnellis, and of the icons - Boniperti, Del Piero, Ronaldo - who have been their sporting emissaries for almost a century.