Table of Contents
Introduction.. 7 – About Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche
Prologue. 11 – The closing miles of the 1978 Tour of Ireland
New Year’s Day. 15 – The challenge of Winter training
In the Beginning. 33 – Before the racing began
Early Days. 55 – First races as a novice. Reaching the Olympic squad after two years.
Racing with Kelly. 67 – Experiences racing with the future world number one
Hitting the Wall 85 – Accidents and rehabilitation
Digging the Foundations. 107 – The start of the comeback trail
Hard Going. 119 – A long way to the podium
Finding Form.. 133 – Turning training into results
The Tour of Europe. 145 – The first big continental challenge
The Dark Horse. 159 – New found confidence turns into results
In Search of Wins. 169 – Foraging on the rough Irish roads
The Final Tour 181 – Riding with Stephen Roche in the Tour of Ireland
Epilogue. 209 – What happened afterwards
Biographies. 213 – All of the top riders
Glossary. 225
Index. 231
About the Author 245