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The Descent

3.52 ( 2,149 Ratings by Goodreads)
The Descent

The Descent

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3.52 (2,149 Ratings by Goodreads)
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'I have success, money, women. I've been lionised by the public and the media. The world is at my feet. I've spread my wings and here I am, soaring above everything and everyone. But in reality, the descent has already begun.' Thomas Dekker was set to become one of pro cycling's superstars. He represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won the Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006, followed by the Tour de Romandie in 2007. But before long, he found himself buckling under the pressure to perform and sucked in by the lure of hedonistic highs. Now, after years of leading a double life, Dekker exposes the truth. In The Descent, Dekker tells his shocking story of hotel room blood bags, shady rendezvous with dealers, partying with prostitutes at the Tour de France and the consequences of prolific EPO use. This is Dekker's journey from youthful idealism to a sordid path of excess and doping that lays bare pro-cycling's darkest secrets like never before. It is the story from a man who has nothing left to lose.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781785036583
ISBN10 1785036580
Number Of Pages 224
Item Weight 240 g
Product Dimensions 135 x 18 x 215 mm
Publisher / Reseller Ebury Press
Format paperback
Edition 01
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The most shocking doping memoir professional cycling has produced -- Daniel Friebe
Brutally honest * Cycling News *
An extraordinary autobiography... Dekker luridly details how he embraced the dark side * i Newspaper *

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Author's Bio

Thomas Dekker is a Dutch former professional cyclist. As one of the biggest talents in the sport, he catapulted to the top, participating in the Olympics and the Tour de France. His career highlights include winning Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006 and Tour de Romandie in 2007. Yet it all came crashing down when he was caught doping while with the Rabobank team. Dekker was suspended for two years and returned to racing in the summer of 2011 but never got back to his old level. Thijs Zonneveld was a professional cyclist before he became a journalist and writer. He covers cycling for the biggest newspaper in Holland and works as an analyst for Dutch public television. He received the award for the best Dutch sports journalist in 2016 for The Descent.

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