Russell Mockridge

The Man in Front

Martin Curtis

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English

Melbourne Books
01 September 2008

Biography: sport; Cycling

In September 1958, only minutes into a professional road race, Australia's best cyclist, Russell Mockridge, was dead, his head and body crushed under the wheels of a bus.

The death of the Olympic Gold medallist and Tour de France competitor was an embarrassment for cycling officials. Mockridge was 30 when he was killed and planning a new assault on European professional racing. On the 50th anniversary of his death Melbourne journalist Martin Curtis revisits the life and death of Russell Mockridge. He finds a literate, urbane, but shy man, an outsider in the rough-and-tumble world of professional cycling. He also investigates passionately held family views that the death was not properly investigated. This is a compelling account of a legendary Australian sportsman and one that will be of real interest to the growing number of cycling enthusiasts as well as a broad general readership.

By: Martin Curtis
Imprint: Melbourne Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 346g
ISBN: 9781877096549
ISBN 10: 1877096547
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 September 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martin Curtis is a Melbourne journalist who became interested in the Russell Mockridge story while working for Leader Newspapers.