''Rough Ride'' is a
William Hill Sports Book of the Year, written by
Irish journalist
Paul Kimmage
Paul Kimmage (born 7 May 1962 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish sports journalist and former amateur and professional road bicycle racer, who was road race champion of Ireland in 1981, and competed in the 1984 Olympic Games. He wrote for '' The ...
in 1990.
It is an autobiography that charts the author's upbringing in
Dublin and his obsession with
road cycling, which started with his father being a top-level Irish amateur. Paul Kimmage was Irish junior champion before riding for an amateur squad in Paris and becoming a professional with a French team, RMO, in 1986. He rode the
Tour de France in 1986, 1987, and 1989. His book tells of his disappointing experiences as a professional and he claims widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs. His claims led to ostracism by his peers.
References
1990 non-fiction books
Cycling books
Irish autobiographies
William Hill Sports Book of the Year winning works
Doping at the Tour de France
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