Robbie McEwen´s book out October 11

[just some guy]

Robbie McEwen´s book out October 11

ONE WAY ROAD

Robbie McEwen is one of the most successful road cyclists of the last 20 years, having achieved the rare distinction of winning over 200 professional races, including multiple stages in the prestigious Tour de France and Tour of Italy. At the Tour de France, he has taken the coveted Green Jersey three times.
Born in Queensland, Australia, McEwen first realised that he was incredibly competitive at his first grade sports day. He spent his teen years winning just about every possible title for his age group at BMX, before discovering road cycling at 18. Spells with the Australian Institute of Sport gave McEwen a chance to compete in Europe, the home of road cycling, and he impressed, earning a professional contract with the Rabobank team in 1996, just six years after he'd first picked up a road bike.
McEwen soon established himself as one of the foremost road sprinters of his generation. He took his first ever stage win at the Tour de France in the celebrated final stage of the race in 1999, on the Champs Elyseés. But it was between 2002 and 2007 that he had a legitimate claim to being the fastest sprinter in the world. He won green jerseys in 2002, 2004 and 2006, and along the way claimed 11 more Tour de France stages to add to the one he'd won in 1999. The 2004 green jersey was memorable for the fact that McEwen rode most of that Tour with a broken back, having cracked a vertebrae in a crash early in the race.
McEwen also won 12 stages of the Giro d'italia, commonly held to be second only in prestige to the Tour de France, and was narrowly outsprinted in the 2002 world championships, gaining a silver medal.
McEwen is renowned for being a forthright character, a favourite among fans and respected by his competitors. Few cyclists have ever approached the sport in such a detailed way, and few have been as competitive. He now rides for Lance Armstrong's RadioShack team, still competing at the very highest level.
ONE WAY ROAD hits stores October 2011.

 

[la.margna]

he's just in for the money, right Lance?

(oh, no, it's a clean book, so free giveaway...)

 

[auscyclefan94]

I'd be interested to read it.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

"But it was between 2002 and 2007 that he had a legitimate claim to being the fastest sprinter in the world."

AleJet may disagree. Should be an interesting read anyway.

 

[jens_attacks]

this one i will read it because i know it's not about snitching people,revealing doping just for making money and other bullshiit.robbie has a lot of money,happy familly,always a true pro and enourmous classy rider.

 

[abbaskip]

"But it was between 2002 and 2007 that he had a legitimate claim to being the fastest sprinter in the world."

AleJet may disagree. Should be an interesting read anyway.

But it most certainly us a legitimate claim? Just as it would be if Ale Jet said the same. I think the way Robbie did it with such little help, in a team often riding for Cadel gives him the edge though

 

[Bennyl]

Should be a good read - i'll definitely get the book. As a fan, I found Robbie brought more pleasure than any other rider through the way he raced and always found a way to compete at the highest level and win. with or without a leadout, he was still lightning and great to watch.

 

[greenedge]

Go Robbie. You shall be forthright but not a snitch. You were one of the best bike handlers and had an uncanny knack for positioning in a sprint.

 

[auscyclefan94]

this one i will read it because i know it's not about snitching people,revealing doping just for making money and other bullshiit.robbie has a lot of money,happy familly,always a true pro and enourmous classy rider.

meh, I bought the book today. After flicking through the book, seems to slag quite a few people off and is still very stubborn though it should be an interesting read.

 

[mewmewmew13]

meh, I bought the book today. After flicking through the book, seems to slag quite a few people off and is still very stubborn though it should be an interesting read.

WHat did you expect ACF? he's a sprinter fgs!

Robbie's always been one of my favorites... in his prime he was exciting and fun to watch. You never saw him until the last few seconds...then BAM across the line. Go Robbie.

(Oct 11 my bday)

 

[auscyclefan94]

WHat did you expect ACF? he's a sprinter fgs!

Robbie's always been one of my favorites... in his prime he was exciting and fun to watch. You never saw him until the last few seconds...then BAM across the line. Go Robbie.

(Oct 11 my bday)

It's out now ...Oct 11 was incorrect. I have liked him as well but I think he is quite stubborn and still has a highly inflated opinion of himself. Continued t o go with the theory that it was O'Grady's fault with that incident in 2005 tdf.

 

[BigChain]

It's out now ...Oct 11 was incorrect. I have liked him as well but I think he is quite stubborn and still has a highly inflated opinion of himself. Continued t o go with the theory that it was O'Grady's fault with that incident in 2005 tdf.

Stuey was always my favourite rider until I got stuck on Robbie. Lightening fast, and would come out of nowhere without any assistance to win. Having seen the 2005 TDF incident many times I still am of the opinion that it was mostly Stuey's fault and Robbie was treated pretty harshly. Will be interesting to see how they work together at GE!

 

[Maxiton]

Man, as soon as I post this I'm going over to Amazon to place my order. Love Robbie McEwen. He is always a treat to watch racing and funny as hell in an interview. Right up there with Jens Voigt when it comes to personality. And an authentic character, to boot.

I like how he never took any mess from anybody, once offering a free knuckle sandwich to even the feared Armstrong. He got away with it, too - probably because he meant it. I'm sure it'll be a great book.

EDIT: Available for pre-order at Amazon's US store. Will be released in the US on Feb 1, 2012. Will be released in the UK Nov. 15, 2011.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Don't get me wrong, I like Robbie but he is quite egotistical.

 

[Maxiton]

Don't get me wrong, I like Robbie but he is quite egotistical.

You *can't be* a great sprinter without big balls and an ego of equal immensity.

 

[42x16ss]

You *can't be* a great sprinter without big balls and an ego of equal immensity.

Agreed. Not sure I like Robbie as a person,but he was definitely one of the most spectacular sprinters the sport has seen.

I remember the first few stages of the 2006 TdF where the sprinter's teams seemed to be more worried about trying to stop Robbie than setting up their own sprinters and he still managed to sneak through for 3 stage wins.

 

[Purple Helmut]

You *can't be* a great sprinter without big balls and an ego of equal immensity.

I agree.

I can't think of any great sprinters over the last 15-20 years that were mellow, chilled out dudes. But I can think of many with a big ego.

 

[ElChingon]

Hopefully he includes some of the verbal battles he had with some of the supposed high and mighty of the pelOton.

If anything it will produce a few rebuttal books from those he tosses under the bus That's the kind of controversy we need these days.

 

[ElChingon]

EDIT: Available for pre-order at Amazon's US store. Will be released in the US on Feb 1, 2012. Will be released in the UK Nov. 15, 2011.

Can't we just order it from Australia when its released? I guess I better look into that, waiting in the 21st century is just lame. Its not like they're going to translate it, then again...

 

[ElChingon]

Found the first chapter on Scribd.com for a beta test

http://www.scribd.com/doc/62310967/One-Way-Road-by-Robbie-McEwen-Sample-Chapter

 

[auscyclefan94]

You *can't be* a great sprinter without big balls and an ego of equal immensity.

Agreed, on reflection you are right. Read about 40 pages this afternoon. Interesting.

 

[greenedge]

But it most certainly us a legitimate claim? Just as it would be if Ale Jet said the same. I think the way Robbie did it with such little help, in a team often riding for Cadel gives him the edge though

And the fact for most years he completed every GT unlike Petacchi.

 

[Martin318is]

You *can't be* a great sprinter without big balls and an ego of equal immensity.

agreed.

The thing about Robbie though is that - like most sprinters in particular - you have to assess his behaviour in the hours before and after a race differently to his personality outside that timeframe. If you see him in most post race interviews you get the impression he would be tense, agressive and self centred all day every day.

I have met him a few times over the years away from race events - on and off the bike - and found him to be a pretty calm, chilled out guy who was interested in what other people were doing (training, life, etc).

Will happily be buying a copy!

 

[Wilba60]

Enjoyed that first chapter and the memory of that Stage 1 in the 2007 TDF. Amazing to watch it again and consider how fast he was going at the end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlc-s7eI5Cg

 

[AussieGoddess]

enjoyed that chapter

will definitely give the book a go