Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike

Merckx - a natural champion who regularly rode himself and others into agony and glory - is a fine choice for a writer of Fotheringham’s skill and cycling knowledge… A fascinating, often bleak portrait of remarkable athlete and an unnerving man. – Brian Schofield * Sunday Times *
A fine portrait of obsession * Financial Times *
Remarkable and impressive … everything you want to know about Merckx and more. – Richard Abraham * Cycling Weekly *
The Cantona or Muhammad Ali of cycling, this Belgian’s story is amazing – and it’s told by one of the greatest cycling reporters around… Top Notch * Loaded *
The full unvarnished of one man’s heaven, and hell, on wheels. * i, Independent *
The extraordinary and definitive story of a man whose fear of failure would drive him to the highest pinnacles, before ultimately destroying him. * Living North *
The Muhammad Ali of cycling. * TNT Magazine *
Packed with stories of controversies, falls, secret deals and bitter recriminations. – John Foot * Times Literary Supplement *
Scrupulously researched. – Graham Robb * Guardian *

William Fotheringham writes for the Guardian and Observer on cycling and rugby. A racing cyclist and launch editor of procycling and Cycle Sport magazines, he has reported on over twenty Tours de France. He is the critically lauded author of Fallen Angel, Roule Britannia, and Put Me Back on My Bike, which Velo magazine called ‘The best cycling biography ever written.’

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