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Amigo
Cycling Correspondence 2009 - 2012
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Dutch sportswriter, Nando Boers, and Pedro Horrillo, a Spanish cyclist riding for the Dutch Rabobank team, conceived the idea at the end of 2008 to correspond regularly via email throughout the coming season. They would exchange thoughts about the racing, the results and events in the cycling world. The correspondence, starting early in 2009 begins in that fashion - two friends swapping stories and experiences. Then in May everything changes, utterly: Horrillo crashes, horrifically, in the Giro d'Italia, tumbling 80 metres down a cliff face. Miraculously, after days in a coma, he survives but he will never race again.
| Cordee Code: | CTB532 |
|---|---|
| Page Size: | 148 x 210 mm |
| No of Pages: | 226 |
| Publisher: | Mousehold Press |
| ISBN13: | 9781874739715 |
| Author: | Pedro Horrillo & Nando Boers |
| Published Date: | May 2014 |
| Edition: | 1st edition, 2014 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Illustrations: | b&w photos |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Product Type: | Book |
Dutch sportswriter, Nando Boers, and Pedro Horrillo, a Spanish cyclist riding for the Dutch Rabobank team, conceived the idea at the end of 2008 to correspond regularly via email throughout the coming season. They would exchange thoughts about the racing, the results and events in the cycling world.
The correspondence, starting early in 2009 begins in that fashion - two friends swapping stories and experiences. Then in May everything changes, utterly: Horrillo crashes, horrifically, in the Giro d'Italia, tumbling 80 metres down a cliff face. Miraculously, after days in a coma, he survives but he will never race again.
The correspondence is eventually resumed, and continues in fits and start over the next three years. Boers, infinitely patient and encouraging, is able to cope with long periods of silence from his friend. He understands the psychological healing will take longer than the physical. Then in 2012, Horrillo is able to confront his demons, returning to the scene of his crash where 'my first life ended and my second life began' and describing it in one beautiful, final letter.
'Amigo, here is the story of my pilgrimage to Italy. When you've read this, hopefully you'll understand that I feel free and relieved.'
The book includes 12 pages of black and white photos by Timm Kolln.
The correspondence, starting early in 2009 begins in that fashion - two friends swapping stories and experiences. Then in May everything changes, utterly: Horrillo crashes, horrifically, in the Giro d'Italia, tumbling 80 metres down a cliff face. Miraculously, after days in a coma, he survives but he will never race again.
The correspondence is eventually resumed, and continues in fits and start over the next three years. Boers, infinitely patient and encouraging, is able to cope with long periods of silence from his friend. He understands the psychological healing will take longer than the physical. Then in 2012, Horrillo is able to confront his demons, returning to the scene of his crash where 'my first life ended and my second life began' and describing it in one beautiful, final letter.
'Amigo, here is the story of my pilgrimage to Italy. When you've read this, hopefully you'll understand that I feel free and relieved.'
The book includes 12 pages of black and white photos by Timm Kolln.
