{"product_id":"russell-mockridge","title":"Russell Mockridge","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.","brand":"Martin Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516712222781,"sku":null,"price":28.45,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781877096549.jpg?v=1787567446","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/russell-mockridge","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}