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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022
The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank Vandenbroucke written by William Hill awardwinning author Andy McGrath
They called him God For his grace on a bicycle for his divine talent for his heavenly looks Frank Vandenbroucke had it all and in the late Nineties he raced with dazzling speed and lived even faster
The Belgian won several of cyclings most illustrious races including LigeBastogneLige ParisNice and GhentWevelgem He was a mix of poise and panache who enthralled a generation of cycling fans Off the bike he only had one enemy himself Vandenbroucke dabbled in nocturnal party sessions mixing sleeping pills and alcohol and regularly fell out with team managers By 1999 his team had suspended him and this proved to be the start of a long eventful fall from grace Depression a drug ban addiction car crashes divorce and countless court appearances subsumed his life He threatened his wife with a gun He tried to commit suicide twice And when police found performanceenhancing drugs at his house Vandenbroucke said they were for his dog
It seemed he had finally learned from his mistakes Then on 12 October 2009 aged just 34 Vandenbroucke was found dead in a hotel room in Senegal
Guided by exclusive contributions from his family friends and teammates William Hill awardwinning author Andy McGrath lays bare Vandenbrouckes chaotic complicated life and times God is Dead is the remarkable biography of this mercurial cycling prodigy
Andy McGrath 2022 P Penguin Audio 2022
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