Boardman Autobiography

philbar72
philbar72 Posts: 2,229
edited June 2016 in Pro race
A very good read, with some dry humour and some very nice insights into what I believe made him a great, and also some very obvious things around his flaws. not quite finished it yet, but its definitely a keeper.

anyone else had a read of it?

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  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    Not read it yet but did go to see him talk about the book. Well worth a listen.
    Also he was on the BBC Hardtalk prog a few days back - google for the interview- some tough questions.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Fenix wrote:
    Not read it yet but did go to see him talk about the book. Well worth a listen.
    Also he was on the BBC Hardtalk prog a few days back - google for the interview- some tough questions.

    quite easy to deflect when you repeatedly say 'I don't look back' though
  • carbonclem
    carbonclem Posts: 1,798
    I'm going to 'an evening with' type event next week to see him, and I'll get the book then. :)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Fenix wrote:
    Not read it yet but did go to see him talk about the book. Well worth a listen.
    Also he was on the BBC Hardtalk prog a few days back - google for the interview- some tough questions.

    quite easy to deflect when you repeatedly say 'I don't look back' though
    It's not really a phrase to use when you're promoting an autobiography.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    RichN95 wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    Fenix wrote:
    Not read it yet but did go to see him talk about the book. Well worth a listen.
    Also he was on the BBC Hardtalk prog a few days back - google for the interview- some tough questions.

    quite easy to deflect when you repeatedly say 'I don't look back' though
    It's not really a phrase to use when you're promoting an autobiography.

    ha ha - good point! On the Hardtalk though he took the AA approach of don't try to change what you can not
  • spaceman147
    spaceman147 Posts: 77
    CarbonClem wrote:
    I'm going to 'an evening with' type event next week to see him, and I'll get the book then. :)

    Ditto :D
  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    Got this on order, been looking forward to it for some time. On the one hand it's odd he waited so long to write one, but on the other it's probably the right time for it. We get all sorts of "autobiographies" from people who've had all of 4 minutes 23 seconds of fame.
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Does he mention the time he met me?

    (prob somewhere between yellow jersey and hour record importance)
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Boardie once cycled past me whilst I was driving to work.

    Yep..... whhhoooosh and he was gone. Soul destroying.
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  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    jam1e wrote:
    Does he mention the time he met me?

    (prob somewhere between yellow jersey and hour record importance)

    no.
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    I'm nearly through this and agree it is a very good read.

    I did find the almost complete avoidance of talking about doping odd. In the chapters talking about his road career he mentions losing to known dopers and being completely unable to keep in touch in the mountains. But any connection between his failings and others doping is left to the reader to infer.
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