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The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me

by David Walsh

Audiobook Narrated by Annie Wallace 9 hrs and 54 mins

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Award-winning sports journalist David Walsh embarks on a deeply personal journey through the Tour de France, interweaving his own story with that of a mysterious cyclist navigating the world's most gruelling race. As the peloton winds through French countryside, Walsh reflects on decades of covering professional cycling, the nature of obsession, and what drives both riders and those who follow them.

This contemplative work moves beyond the typical sports narrative to explore broader themes of endurance, truth, and redemption. Walsh, known for his investigative work exposing doping in cycling, brings his characteristic insight and honesty to a meditation on why cycling captures our imagination. The result is an intimate portrait of the sport and the human spirit, told with the lyrical quality of a long ride through mountains and memory.