Ivan Mauger - Triple Crown

[fatface]

At the risk of being the latest review ever...

I picked up this book at the Cardiff Fair and what an absolute gem it is. I have owned and read just about every book from the 70s and 80s, but never this one. I bought it just to pass some time on the train home and it’s probably the best book in the sport I’ve read alongside John Berry’s Confessions. Like Berry’s book, I found myself disagreeing with the author on more than one occasion, but it is never anything short of captivating.

It’s also a real reminder of the sacrifices Mauger made in the early days in his drive to be the best. Fan or not, you can’t help but admire his determination to be the best, overcoming endless challenges in his rise. 

Kudos to Peter Oakes too - what a fine body of written work he has given to the sport for decades.

Edited July 27, 2018 by falcace
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[steve roberts]

1 hour ago, falcace said:

At the risk of being the latest review ever...

I picked up this book at the Cardiff Fair and what an absolute gem it is. I have owned and read just about every book from the 70s and 80s, but never this one. I bought it just to pass some time on the train home and it’s probably the best book in the sport I’ve read alongside John Berry’s Confessions. Like Berry’s book, I found myself disagreeing with the author on more than one occasion, but it is never anything short of captivating.

It’s also a real reminder of the sacrifices Mauger made in the early days in his drive to be the best. Fan or not, you can’t help but admire his determination to be the best, overcoming endless challenges in his rise. 

Kudos to Peter Oakes too - what a fine body of written work he had given to the sport for decades.

...I read this book back in the seventies and recently bought a copy off ebay. A fabulous read and compliments his much later book 'Will to Win".