Riding Through the Storm: My fight back to fitness on the Tour de France

Riding Through the Storm: My fight back to fitness on the Tour de France
Geoff Thomas
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h198 x 129mm - 288pg
3 Jun 2021 UK
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9781841885476
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When Geoff Thomas struggled to play a friendly game of tennis while on a holiday to Mallorca in May 2003, he thought little of it. Recently retired as a footballer, he believed it was a sign of ageing and perhaps a pulled muscle. But when the pain wouldn't go away, his wife Julie persuaded him to go to a doctor, and in July he was diagnosed as having leukemia. Suddenly, he was fighting to survive. This book focuses on his journey round the Tour de France in the summer of 2005, riding the 2240 mile-course in the 21 days it takes Lance Armstrong and all the top cyclists, despite never having cycled much before. Despite the odds against him achieving it, he rode the course and raised nearly 200 000 pounds for charity. As he rides, he looks back on his successful career as a footballer and the bone marrow transplant that saved his life. This is a powerful, moving and inspirational story of extraordinary achievement.
Geoff Thomas played for seven clubs in a football career of almost 20 years, but he was most closely associated with Crystal Palace, who he led to the FA Cup final in 1990. He won nine caps for England. In July 2003, he was diagnosed with leukaemia, and on being given the all-clear decided to ride in the Tour de France in 2005.
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ISBN-13: 9781841885476
Published: 3 Jun 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Seven Dials
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 288

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