Reg Harris: The Rise And Fall Of Britain's Greatest Cyclist

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Reg Harris, whose statue overlooks the Manchester Velodrome, is the legend who all track cyclists want to emulate. He was a poor, working-class boy born in the Depression who escaped the Lancashire mills to utterly dominate his sport. He triumphed as world champion an incrediblefive times between 1947 and 1954 and performed medal-winning heroics at the London Olympics.At his peak he was the most adored sportsman in the country attracting huge crowds, sponsorship, and the company of the rich and famous. But, fiercely driven and ruthlessly single-minded, Harris had a dark side. His was a sensational life fuelled by an insatiable need for money, celebrity, fast cars and beautiful women that constantly threatened to destroy him. Following an exhaustive investigation, Robert Dineen has uncovered an epic sporting rise and fall – a story more astounding than anyone had known.

File Size: 3760 KB

Print Length: 352 pages

Publisher: Ebury Digital; Reprint edition (July 5, 2012)

Publication Date: July 5, 2012

Sold by:  Digital Services LLC

Language: English

ASIN: B008DTYBPK

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I met with Reg Harris in Timaru in New Zealand in 1953. His coaching then enabled me to equal the World 200m Record in Copenhagen in 1963. It is a great account of his life. Thanks Reg!Doug Hillary - via Faye Davis

This well researched book explores the light and dark sides of Reg Harris's personality. For example was his surprise comeback in 1974 quite as straightforward as it seemed? For all his faults I am still a fan of a person who did it his way Absolutely fascinating.

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