Laurent fignon autobiography examples

Twenty-one years ago this month, Laurent Fignon - a man whose career had already included back-to-back victories in the Tour de France - made a mark on the race's history when he became the rider who lost the Tour by the smallest ever margin.

But, as his autobiography demonstrates, there was always more to le prof than that one defeat.

Title: We Were Young And Carefree: The Autobiography Of Laurent Fignon
Author: Laurent Fignon (trans William Fotheringham)
Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
Year: 2009 (trans 2010)
Pages: 287
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What is it?: Laurent Fignon's autobiography - Nous Étions Jeunes Et Insouciants - translated into English by William Fotheringham.
Strengths: Beautifully written in an intimate, almost conversational tone, the book's a delight to read.
Weaknesses: A few piccies would have been nice.
Rating: ***** (5 out of 5)

I was myself and nothing else, neither a fantasy, nor a transposition of something else.

I was just a man who did wh