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Little-known Graeme Obree became international cycling’s most unlikely star, capturing the public’s imagination with his innovative engineering and design skills and unique training regiments. When he broke world records and won championships, the cycling authorities outlawed both his bike and his tucked riding position. He invented the "Superman" riding style and triumphed again. But while battling authorities and other cyclists, Obree was also battling a much more serious threat: bipolar disorder. In The Flying Scotsman, Obree tells his remarkable story with brutal honesty and unexpected humor. Beginning with his troubled childhood in Ayrshire, where the bike was his only escape, Obree recounts his turbulent life and career, describing what drove him to not only break records, but to attempt suicide on three separate occasions. Long known for his courage on the track, here Obree demonstrates a different kind of courage as he movingly lays bare his struggle with manic depression.
Little-known Graeme Obree became international cycling’s most unlikely star, capturing the public’s imagination with his innovative engineering and design skills and unique training regiments. When he broke world records and won championships, the cycling authorities outlawed both his bike and his tucked riding position. He invented the "Superman" riding style and triumphed again. But while battling authorities and other cyclists, Obree was also battling a much more serious threat: bipolar disorder. In The Flying Scotsman, Obree tells his remarkable story with brutal honesty and unexpected humor. Beginning with his troubled childhood in Ayrshire, where the bike was his only escape, Obree recounts his turbulent life and career, describing what drove him to not only break records, but to attempt suicide on three separate occasions. Long known for his courage on the track, here Obree demonstrates a different kind of courage as he movingly lays bare his struggle with manic depression.
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My childhood is far more influential in my present than a childhood ought to be, so that is where my story begins. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
static trainer, static bike, pursuit rides, world hour record, dream bike, pursuit efforts, club bikes, track bike, track meeting, pedal stroke, bike bag, training ride, track center, cycle shop, top riders Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Faithful, Gordon Stead, Jimmy Train, World Cup, Chris Boardman, Eddy Merckx, Herne Hill, Philippe Ermenault, Commonwealth Games, George Miller, Tony Doyle, Cosmos Cycles, Doug Dailey, New Zealand, Tour de France, Alistair Gow, Francesco Moser, Loudoun Road Club, South Africa, British Cycling Federation, Cycling Weekly, Gordon Graham, Gordon Johnson, Ian Emmerson, Pico Velata New!
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- Flying Scotsman: The Graeme Obree Story by Graeme Obree in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
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