Forged by Speed

The Making of a Mountain Bike World Champion

De: Steve Peat, Tim March

Narrado por: Steve Peat

In a little over two and a half minutes on 6 September 2009 Steve Peat cemented his place in mountain biking history, becoming downhill world champion at the seventeenth time of asking and by a winning margin of just five hundredths of a second. But ‘Peaty’s’ road to the coveted rainbow stripes began almost two decades earlier on the woodland trails of Northern England. Born and raised in Sheffield, he narrowly avoided going down the wrong track and instead chose to race cross-country mountain bikes before switching to the rapidly emerging discipline of downhill where he would compete alongside other young British racers including Rob Warner and the late, great, Jason McRoy. Since then, Steve has competed against the greatest riders of all time, including Nicolas Vouilloz, Shaun Palmer and Greg Minnaar, and his name has become synonymous around the world with downhill mountain biking.

In Forged by Speed, Steve shares his incredible story, from the Steel City to the top step of the world championship podium. Honest, compelling and funny, it is the autobiography of a British sporting legend.

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The King of Downhill Mountain Bike Racing.

This was a great listen. I've always followed his career in racing since I got into this sport myself. And to hear it in his words and thoughts is great. Greg Minnaar can have his GOAT title. But Steve Peat will always be King of Downhill to me and every fan of this sport. Awesome read! Great job!