Tony Hewson (centre) with fellow cyclists Jock Andrews and Vic Sutton - known collectively as Les Nomades du Velo Anglais | |
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At 17 years old, Tony Hewson was doing well in the Civil Service. But his real dream was to become a professional cyclist. It was the 1950s and if he was really serious about cycling as a career he'd have to throw up a secure job and live abroad.
One day he came across these words in a book, Danger, My Ally by the explorer F A Mitchell-Hedges who wrote: 'When you are young and strong and full of hope, sit down one day and think about the world. Decide what you would like to do above all else - and then go and do it.' Tony tells David what happened next...
Tony's book is called In Pursuit of Stardom and is published by Mousehold Press, ISBN 1-874739-41-2
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