On 22 July 2012 Chris Froome made history as the first African-born cyclist to stand on the podium at the Tour de France. Ten days later at the London Olympic Games he won a bronze medal in the time trial for his adopted nation in Team GB colours. Froome s path to professional cycling, from mountain biking on dusty roads in the nature reserves of Kenya s Great Rift Valley
- alongside wild animals
- to the giddy heights of the Tour de France & the Olympics, has been unlike any other in the history of the sport. Born in Nairobi to British parents he was schooled in South Africa & studied economics at university. But he abandoned his degree to take up the offer of a professional cycling contract in Europe. A fish out of water, unused to the harsh northern hemisphere winters, with no idea of the tactics, discipline or etiquette of riding in the professional peloton, Froome encountered a shock entrance into the rough & tumble world of top level European bike racing. But miraculously, within two years he d signed for the biggest professional cycling team in the world British Cycling supremo David Brailsford s Team Sky finished second overall in the Tour of Spain by only 14 seconds & sacrificed his own ambitions to help team-mate Bradley Wiggins become the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France. On the Champs Elysees in Paris, Froome stood below Wiggins on the second step of the podium.

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The Ozbozz Nebulus Va Va Voom Scooter is ideal as your childs first scooter to help them develop their balance & co ordination skills, & to start enjoying scootering around outside. The bright pink & black coloured frame, made from a lightweight aluminium which can be easily folded when not in use meaning it is incredibly convenient & easy to transport & store. With PU wheels, secured steering, rear brake, removable handle grips & ABEC bearings this scooter is designed to be sturdy & long lasting whilst providing plenty of fun. Handlebar can be adjusted from 71cm up to 81cm. Rear brake helps give your little one control 120mm PU wheels for a smooth ride Removable handlebar grips that can be easily cleaned Weight: 2.06 kgs Suitable for children aged 5 years & over. ...

The Ozbozz Nebulus Va Va Voom Scooter is ideal as your child's first scooter to help them develop their balance & co ordination skills, & to start enjoying scootering around outside. The red & blue coloured frame, made from a lightweight aluminium which can be easily folded when not in use meaning it is incredibly convenient & easy to transport & store. With PU wheels, secured steering, rear brake, removable handle grips & ABEC bearings this scooter is designed to be sturdy & long lasting whilst providing plenty of fun. Handlebar can be adjusted from 71cm up to 81cm. Rear brake helps give your little one control 120mm PU wheels for a smooth ride Removable handlebar grips that can be easily cleaned Weight: 2.06 kgs Suitable for children aged 5 years & over. ...

~ Vacancy ~ When David (Wilson) & Amy Fox's (Beckinsale) car breaks down, they are forced to spend the night at the only motel around with only the TV to entertain them, until they discover that the low-budget slasher movies they're watching were all fi ...

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's GRAIL QUEST

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All bands make records differently.? So says David Gedge in his introduction to this book. Well this is how The Wedding Present do it. A behind-the-scenes account of the making of Valentina, their eighth studio album, complete with rare photographs & a track-by-track commentary from each member of the b&. This book also unlocks lots of additional digital content including the Valentina album, extra tracks & a 30-minute documentary. ...

London 1897 & a young girl, Valentine Grey, arrives in Engl&. She's been brought up in the remote & sunny climes of India & finds being forced into corsets & skirts in damp & cold country insufferable. The only bright spot: her exciting cousin, Reggie. Reggie, & his lover Frank seek out the adventure the clandestine bars & streets of London offer & are happy to include Valentine in their secret, showing her theatre, gardens
- even teaching her how to ride a bicycle. & then comes the Boer War & Reggie's father volunteers him; the empire must be defended. But it won't be Reggie who dons the Volunteer Regiment's garb. Valentine takes her chance, puts on her cousin's uniform, leaving Reggie behind & heads off to war. & for a long while it's glorious & liberating for both of the cousins, but war is not glorious & in Victorian London homosexuality is not liberating.. .
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When fifteen-year-old Rose visits Belgium, she can feel the deep scars left there by the Great War. But when she hears the sound of marching late at night, she does not expect to see the ghosts of the past from her window \. & one boy in particular. ...

Hum the song while you strum your heartstrings with this irresistible collection of love stories; inspired by the songs of some of the greatest musicians of the 50s & 60s. Heart-stopping romance, raw passion, desperate tragedy & swooningly dishy chaps, all packed into a handy handbag-sized volume. Faithfully reproduced from the original Fleetway weekly story libraries, this throbbing compendium will have pulses racing & toes tapping. So, whether it's brings back distant memories of the village hop with the local heart throb or gives you giggle at the innocence of times past, restore your faith in good old-fashioned romance & remember, the girl always gets the dreamboat in the end. ...

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