The Escape, David Walsh
The Escape, David Walsh
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The Escape

Author: David Walsh, Pippa York

Narrator: Annie Wallace, Gerry O’Brien, Stephanie Racine, David Rintoul, Joe Eyre

Unabridged: 9 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mudlark

Published: 08/14/2025


Synopsis

‘A tremendously engaging read’ – A unique memoir from British cycling’s most fascinating competitor In the summer of 2020, sportswriter David Walsh invited Pippa York began a series of journeys following the Tour de France. A nostalgic voyage through the world’s most competitive bike race – for Walsh it was the chance to get to know the Tour’s most enigmatic riders. For York, it was a chance to revisit the race she had ridden eleven times as Robert Millar. This book is the result – a unique and captivating sporting odyssey. blends the details of Pippa and David’s journeys with the iconic landmarks of the Tour de France to explore her early years in working-class Glasgow, her entry into competitive cycling, the psychological demands of the sport, and how they shaped her personality. It recounts her career highs and lows, life after racing, and her transition in her 40s. Touching on doping, gender in sport, and the everyday magic of the Tour, is an unforgettable travelogue and a candid, one-of-a-kind memoir from one of cycling’s most enigmatic competitors.

About David Walsh

David Walsh is chief sportswriter with The Sunday Times. A four-time Irish Sportswriter of the Year and four-time UK Sportswriter of the Year, he was also named the 2012 British Journalist of the year. Coauthor of L.A. Confidential: The Secrets of Lance Armstrong and author of From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France, he is married with seven children and lives in Suffolk, England.


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