Hunger by Sean Kelly

[Mike]

Hey, I just wanted to put a plug in for Sean Kelly's autobiography. I realize there are plenty of people on the list that aren't into racing or racers but for those that are, and I know there are some of you out there, this book is a real winner. There is simply no one like Kelly in today's peloton. His story is compelling and while he's no Frank McCourt, he's a good story teller nonetheless. 

Riv content? Kelly used DT shifter and clips and straps through his entire career which saw the advent of clipless pedals and STI/Ergo shifters.

Oh, one thing... the books is only available on the Kindle here in the US.

http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Sean-Kelly-Autobiography-ebook/dp/B00E5PRHHK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1378916929&sr=1-1&keywords=hunger+by+sean+kelly

--mike

[Mike]

One other thing. I'm still reading the book but will be curious to see if he references Rule #11.

Rule #11

// Family does not come first. The bike does.

Sean Kelly, being interviewed after the ’84 Amstel Gold Race, spots his wife leaning against his Citroën AX. He interrupts the interview to tell her to get off the paintwork, to which she shrugs, “In your life the car comes first, then the bike, then me.” Instinctively, he snaps back, “You got the order wrong. The bike comes first.”²¹