Bloody Minded

Alex Dowsett lifts the lid on a decade of life in the world's greatest pelotons and tells how he succeeded despite being the world's only able-bodied elite sportsperson with haemophilia A.

Alex Dowsett, professional cyclist of Israel Start Up Nation and Team GB athlete, is a six time national time trial champion and former Hour Record Holder. He's been cycling for over a decade at the world's top level and now he's ready to tell the inside story of elite cycling.

1. Not Horrific, Just Terrible: The Hour Record, 2015 2. The Day My Dad Stopped Whistling: Diagnosis, 1990 3. Freedom: The Commonwealth Games, 2014 4. One Evening, on the River Blackwater: The Beginning, 2001 5. The Hunger Games: The British Academy, 2007-2009 6. The University of Livestrong: Riding for a Legend, 2010 7. On Planet Dave: Team Sky, 2011-2012 8. Treading My Own Path: Team Sky to Movistar, 2011-2013 9. Letting Go of the Bike: The Giro, 2013 10. The Armstrong Comment: The Start Line, Beijing, 2012 11. Growing Up: On the Road with Cavendish, 2013-2015 12. Mummy's Boy: It's All About Love, 2016 13. Heartbreak and Glory: The Olympics and the Commonwealths 14. Mayhem: Katusha-Alpecin, 2018-2019 15. Life Expectancy: The Tour de France 16. An Arm Around My Shoulder: The Worlds, 2019 17. Stage 8: Giro d'Italia, 2020 18. Winners and Losers: The Hour, 2021 19. Born Lucky: Leaving the World Tour, 2022 Acknowledgements Index