Race Against Time by Stephen Lewis
The fascinating and revelatory story of the epic sporting revalry between Graeme Obree and Chris Boardman and the start of a revolution in British cycling.When Chris Boardman first raced against Graeme Obree, in a time trial in Newtonards, Northern Ireland, in 1990, it was the start of a rivalry that captivated the British public for a decade and brought cycling on to the front pages. Boardman was the establishment figure: reserved, scientific, middle-class. Obree was the rebel: the Flying Scotsman, working-class, riding a home-made bike. Both were after one thing -- to be the fastest man on two wheels.
After Boardman had won Britain's first cycling gold medal for 72 years at the Barcelona Olympics (inspiring none other than Bradley Wiggins to get on a bike), attention turned to the world hour record, the blue riband event of track cycling. Between 1993 and 1996, the pair took it in turns to smash the record, with Boardman's team breaking the boundaries of technology and the loner Obree constantly reinventing ways of building and riding bikes while battling his many demons.
The Race Against Time tells the story of how Britain first started to dominate cycling, but is also about the struggle between art and science, tradition and innovation, commercialism and individuality. It is the tale of two complex characters who redefined the sport and set in motion a new era in British cycling, the legacy of which we enjoy to this day.
Lewis, Stephen: - Born and raised in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, Stephen Lewis holds a doctorate in Puritan American Literature from New York University, and he is Professor of English Emeritus at Suffolk Community College, on Long Island, New York. He now lives in a restored farmhouse on Old Mission Peninsula in northern lower Michigan. His first novel, The Monkey Rope was published in 1990 followed by And Baby Makes None (1991) two mysteries set in Brooklyn and published by Walker & Company. Mysteries of Colonial Times, were written for Berkley, and drew upon his expertise as a scholar of New England Puritanism. Murder On Old Mission, put out in 2005 by Arbutus Press, was a finalist in the historical fiction category of ForeWord Magazine's book of the year awards. His mystery novel, Stone Cold Dead, was submitted by Arbutus to the 2007 Edgars. Mission Point Press in 2017 reissued Murder On Old Mission and published its sequel Murder Undone. He has published six college textbooks and now writes a regular column for the Traverse City Record Eagle. Most recently, he has arranged the posthumous publication of The Wolfkeeper, his wife's short story collection. As his wife's caregiver during her losing battle with early onset dementia, he wrote a blog that became this book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780887847332 |
| ISBN 10 | 0887847331 |
| Title | Race Against Time |
| Author | Stephen Lewis |
| Series | Cbc Massey Lectures |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | House Of Anansi Press |
| Year published | 2005-11-09 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Prizes | Libris Awards, Independent Publisher Book Awards |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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