Rendell, Matt

The Green Bullet: The rise, fall and resurrection of Alejandro Valverde and Spanish cycling's corruption

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ISBN 13:: 9781474609746
author:: Rendell, Matt
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Seven Dials
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 352
Dimensions:: 23.8 x 16.6 x 2.8 centimetres (0
Genre:: Sports & Recreation, Cycling, Biography,
Condition:: New
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Alejandro Valverde, the 'Green Bullet', was a dominant force in Spanish cycling for nearly three decades. His remarkable career was marked by incredible talent, charisma, and a high-wire walk between the pursuit of excellence and the corrupting influences of elite sport. Valverde's story is one of contrasts: a man who won the Vuelta a España and stood on the podium of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, yet was also a convicted doping cheat. The revelations of the Spanish police investigation, Operación Puerto, threatened to force cycling off the road, and Valverde's long career was a testament to the complex and often fraught world of professional sport. In 'The Green Bullet: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Alejandro Valverde and Spanish Cycling's Corruption', award-winning author Matt Rendell breaks the silence on Valverde's story, revealing the moral decay at the heart of Spanish cycling and the difficult choices that athletes must make in pursuit of success.

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