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Choppy Warburton, the Question of
Doping, and the Deaths of His Bicycle Racers
Gerry Moore
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NEW: Now available
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Format: |
5½ x 8½
paperback |
Description: |
160 pages |
ISBN: |
1-892495-67-8 |
Price: |
US$18.95 |
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A close
look at a famous 19th
Century manager-trainer and
his methods. |
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Doping questions 120 years ago.
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About the book
As today's
bicycle racing is in the news, and
the shadow of doping hangs over some
of its presumed heroes, this book
takes a look at the same issue as it
surfaced more than a century ago.
Trainer Choppy Warburton had a
little black bottle that was
believed to have the powers of
restoring or breaking the riders
under his charge. In this book Gerry
Moore reveals what is really know
about the man, his little black
bottle, and his riders.
About the author
Gerry Moore was born in London
and has spent his days since
retirement in rural Norfolk, where
his interest in cycling was
rekindled. He spent much of his time
researching bicycle history and
collecting old bicycles.
Table of Contents
1. Introducing Choppy
2. Choppy the Coach
3. About That Little Black
Bottle
4. “Champion Cyclist of the
World”
5. The Other Lintons
6. The Fearless “Boy Wonder”
7. Choppy’s Other Riders
8. Other Trainers and Their
Charges
Bibliography and Sources
Index
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