Dori Ruano

Bol Partner

"Aren't you tired of fighting?" The question her mother once asked Dori Ruano sums up this biography. A resounding "no" for an answer that took her from her first rides on a city bike to standing up to the world's cycling elite. This book is the chronicle of that journey, a one-way ticket to an impossible dream in a Spain that could hardly conceive of women competing on two wheels. It is the story of how hope prevailed over precariousness, of how the toughest mountain passes can be climbed with no help other than one's own determination. Life as an endurance sport is a journey to the origins of women's cycling in Spain. Dori Ruano was eight times national champion (seven in time trials and one in road racing) and also shone on the track, winning a rainbow jersey in the points race in 1998. But Dori is more than her list of achievements: she is one of the pioneers who pedaled against the wind of misunderstanding and immobility, opening the first routes for generations of women cyclists who came after her. Its pages not only recount victories, but also painful falls and the tireless struggle for justice and common sense, until she became the voice of many. It is the story of how, before the big broadcasts and professional teams, there were brave women who raised the profile of women's cycling in Spain. With a foreword by cycling legend Pedro Delgado, Jorge Matesanz reconstructs in detail and with emotion the life of a figure who is essential to understanding the history of women's cycling in Spain.

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Pages: 304, Edition: 1, Paperback, Libros de Ruta