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They'll Never Catch You Now
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By Ralph Hurne
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 (2 Reviews)
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Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications
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Date:
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December 31, 1969 |
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Paperback
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Pages:
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198
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Aging bicycle racer and coach Terry Davenport--know from Hurne's first novel The Yellow Jersey--has a plan for his last Tour de France, and as it unfolds, his private life begins to take on new meaning.
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 Sports Fiction at its Best, July 3, 2008
By K. Reynolds
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It's more than 30 years since Ralph Hurne brought cycle racing's Terry Davenport to public attention, gaining rave reviews and numerous editions in who-knows-how-many translations? Now he's back - not thirty years older, but a year after his near-win of the Tour de France. Back in the saddle too, albeit with reluctance to face the gruelling effort of sport's ultimate challenge. One more Tour ... one supreme effort to salvage something from his career before it fades into forgotten history.
Terry Davenport's life is one of 'if onlys'. He's come close to winning on so many fronts: the 'right' woman, a secure financial future, the respect he considers his due, and, of course, the Tour de France itself. The Tour is the catalyst, and sub-plots within the story are drawn together - along with a mixed bag of characters, most of whom, like Davenport, are 'Nearly Men' (or women) - as the great race draws nearer.
Hurne has a fine line in understated humour that highlights both frailties and egos. His characters use wit (and their wits) to survive in a world where a man on a bike is both gladiator and a businessman's pawn.
This is a novel to read on several levels, for They'll Never Catch You Now is more than just a book about cycle racing. It casts a critical eye on the world of celebrity, juggles values, tiptoes unwittingly on the edge of crime, and gets to the heart of the human condition - how to make something of one's life before it's too late.
Hurne's dialogue could so easily be transposed into a film script; his characters are real - we can all recognise them. But the racing descriptions are truly gripping - sports fiction at its very best. Recommended.
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 The Yellow Jersey sequel..., July 13, 2007
By bicycle guru (Berkeley, CA United States)
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Continues the story of British pro cyclist Terry Davenport. Interesting to those who've read the original, but wouldn't stand alone. It's a bit thin; a quick read. Worth having read in that it's inspired me to go back and re-read Hurne's earlier work to see if it's as good as I remember.
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