Land of Second Chances
The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team
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2013
Yellow Jersey Press (Verlag)
978-0-224-09176-3 (ISBN)
Yellow Jersey Press (Verlag)
978-0-224-09176-3 (ISBN)
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Adrien Niyonshuti was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda apart. One of the top American cyclists of all time, Jock recognises the innate talent for endurance that the Rwandans possess. This title tells the story of the Rwandan cycling team as they overcome impossible odds to inspire a nation.
Where there is hope there can be redemption. Meet Adrien Niyonshuti, a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Adrien was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda apart. Almost twenty years later he has a shot at representing his country at the Olympics. Meet Jock Boyer, the coach of Team Rwanda. One of the top American cyclists of all time, Jock recognises the innate talent for endurance that the Rwandans possess. A man with a dark past, Jock is in need of a second chance. Meet Tom Ritchey, the visionary inventor of the mountain bike and the U.S. money man looking to recover from a profound personal crisis. In The Land of Second Chances, Tim Lewis charts the incredible true story of the Rwandan cycling team as they overcome impossible odds to inspire a nation.
Where there is hope there can be redemption. Meet Adrien Niyonshuti, a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Adrien was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda apart. Almost twenty years later he has a shot at representing his country at the Olympics. Meet Jock Boyer, the coach of Team Rwanda. One of the top American cyclists of all time, Jock recognises the innate talent for endurance that the Rwandans possess. A man with a dark past, Jock is in need of a second chance. Meet Tom Ritchey, the visionary inventor of the mountain bike and the U.S. money man looking to recover from a profound personal crisis. In The Land of Second Chances, Tim Lewis charts the incredible true story of the Rwandan cycling team as they overcome impossible odds to inspire a nation.
TIM LEWIS is a feature writer at the Observer and contributing editor of Esquire. He has previously been editor of both the Observer Magazine and Observer Sport Monthly, Britain's most prestigious sports magazine. Prior to that he was editor of the Independent on Sunday's Sunday Review and deputy editor of Esquire.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.2013 |
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Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 143 x 222 mm |
Gewicht | 457 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport |
Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Afrika | |
ISBN-10 | 0-224-09176-X / 022409176X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-224-09176-3 / 9780224091763 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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