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Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion

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Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to soccer: simply the best there has ever been. Merckx amassed an astonishing 445 victories. Lance Armstrong, by comparison, managed fewer than 100. Merckx didn’t just beat his opponents; he crushed them. But his triumphs only tell half a story that includes horrific injury, a doping controversy, and tragedy. He was nicknamed “the Cannibal” for his insatiable appetite for victory, but the moniker did scant justice to a man who was handsome, sensitive, and surprisingly anxious. A number-one bestseller in the United Kingdom, Half Man, Half Bike is the definitive story of a man whose fear of failure drove him to the highest pinnacles before ultimately destroying him. Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chicago Review Press (April 1, 2013)


Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2013


Language ‏ : ‎ English


File size ‏ : ‎ 5864 KB


Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled


Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported


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    • The man was a beast!
I grew up in the 70's and eighties. I raced bikes locally and met my wife bike racing. We still ride together. I was always amazed at Eddie Merckx insatiable desire to win. He was one of a kind and no one will ever match his total domination of a season not just a tour but a total season. 500 plus victories!! OMG ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 10, 2022 by Rob Eckstein
    • Great Rider, Good Book
Very informative, well written and entertaining. Interesting insight into some of his greatest races and competitors. The general cycling public knowledge of this man is full of misinformation. This book cleared a lot up for me and instilled respect for a great athlete and competitor. he is everything I want a professional athlete to be - humble, dedicated, focused, a master of his craft, apolitical. Interesting team dynamics and cycling politics associated with his rise and incredible career. Since he as humble and not a self promoter, he got crushed by lairs and jealous competitors. This guy was so much better than Lance or anyone else that raced. He is still alive and is not part of the cycling elite - very interesting, when many of his rivals, who he crushed, are the face of professional cycling and the grand tours. It is interesting, Eddy experienced similar personal scrutiny and media critics as Lance, despite his incredible career, clean racing, passion and charitable public persona. A jealous and indignant media will tear anyone apart if they decide they don't like you, or you offend them in some silly way. It is interesting to see this shredding by the media of this great man occurred 40 years ago, relegating him to a relatively minor figure in the current sport. he should be at the head of the sport instead of those pompous, fat, idiotic politicians who are. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 22, 2014 by Murdue
    • Horrible writing
Feels like a teenager wrote it. Strange word choices and randomly jumps around constantly. I'm surprised people can pay attention to this book.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2022 by dp
    • Unquestionably the greatest cyclist
I would strongly recommend this book even for those only faintly interested in cycling. As a current recreational rider and former amateur racer this was both an informative and insightful read. I particularly enjoyed reading about his family and upbringing and the touchy relationship in Belgium between the Walloon's and Flemish. It was also informative to the read the politics in the early years around not him chasing Belgian teams but rather switching to Peugeot and then Faema and Molteni. However the book shines in descriptions of classic races and victories, particularly the clashes with Ocana and Fuente. Cycling is poorer for an era where there was much greater variability in performance and Merckx could lose 8 minutes in a stage when at his prime. In the current climate his two positive tests were a good read, a product of naivety rather than a systematic attempt to deceive it seems. The short description of family and an amazingly supportive wife will stick. Great book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 11, 2012 by steveb
    • Reading this book is little too boring.
It seems that author wrote this book in French with English words.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 6, 2021 by len
    • The Greatest
Excellent, comprehensive, detailed account of the racing life of the greatest cyclist ever. Quite readable. Just wish it had photos.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 9, 2020 by RICHARD T. DUNBAR
    • It's about Him personally, and why he could do it
The book shows the character of the man that enabled him to accomplish the career that will never be equaled. He really is the greatest cyclist that ever lived
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 14, 2021 by patrick g. volling
    • good for cyclists
Its a book for the passionate about cycling specially professional cycling, Im a cyclist and like it, but I prefer books like Toscany Lyon about Gino Bartalli, it mixes history, cycling, and personal facts. HALF MAN HALF BIKE gives a concept about Merckx's family and the context of his career but it could be a little more personal, bringing a lttle more of fillings and personal context of family and friends. But if you want to know how he won some of the most important races of his career it's ok this is the book. If you like professional cycling this book is nice too. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 28, 2013 by Caetano Barreira

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