Pain and Privilege: Inside Le Tour

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Pain & Privilegecontains a wealth of information, presented in an immediate and appealing way. - The Canberra Times

A profound insight into the stories behind the image of the Tour de France, showcasing the sacrifice, despair, strategy and chaos of those four weeks in July to reveal a fascinating new perspective on the greatest race on earth.

Every year the Tour de France puts on one of the great viewing spectacles in sport, showcasing extraordinary human endurance and one of the most beautiful countries on the planet. But underneath the facade, it's a different story a story of suffering, sacrifice and pain. This is that story.

Pain and Privilegegets under the skin of cycling's cruel super race and describes what the race that unites people from all over the globe is really like, from the laughs to the tears, from the politics to the personal, from inspirational triumph to desperate failure. Team staff, sports scientists, psychologists, media and dignitaries all contribute to draw a more complex and confronting portrait of the world's grandest sporting spectacle.

With exclusive contributions from Richie Porte, Cadel Evans, Chris Froome, Michael Matthews, Caleb Ewan, Sam Bennett, Robbie McEwen, Michael Mrkv, Jens Debusschere, Matt White, Allan Peiper, Cherie Pridham, Enrico Poitschke, Mathew Hayman, Simon Clarke, Marcel Kittel and Luke Durbridge.

Plus, insights from Geraint Thomas, Mark Cavendish, Patrick Lefevere, David Brailsford, Tadej Pogaar and more.

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Pain & Privilegecontains a wealth of information, presented in an immediate and appealing way. * The Canberra Times *

Author Bio

Sophie Smith is a freelance journalist and broadcasterwith 14 years of experience reporting for commercialnewspapers, magazines, websites and television. Sophie hasa background in international and Olympic sports, and gothooked on professional cycling when she was assigned theround as a cadet. She spent two years living and working forcycling titles in London, exclusively following the WorldTourcircuit. Now based in inner-city Melbourne, every year Sophietravels across the world to cover professional races for majorAustralian, UK and US press outlets. The 35-year-old hasreported from nine Tours de France and counting, four UCIRoad World Championships, the Giro dItalia, spring classics,London 2012, the UCI Track World Championships, TourDown Under, Tour of California, Tour of Britain, UAE Tour,Tour of Oman and more. She has a Bachelor of Arts degreefrom Monash University where she majored in journalism.