AustLit

'In this updated edition of Anna's story, read how, in March 2011, the Australian Cycling Team, spearheaded by Anna, enjoyed a record breaking week at Apeldoom in The Netherlands, powering to eight gold medals, three belonging to Anna! Finally, at the 2012 London Olympics, Anna took on her arch rival, Victoria Pendleton, to win gold. The Anna Meares Story reveals the grit and determination of a true champion, who first overcame major, life-threatening trauma to realise the impossible, and then defeated her ultimate rival in the greatest sporting contest on earth - the Olympic Games.

After rising to prominence as a young gold medalist in Athens, track cyclist Anna Meares experienced a disastrous fall in January 2008 at the World Cup in LA. She suffered a fractured neck, among other injuries, and was millimeters away from permanent paralysis and the end of her career. But only eight months later, in an incredible show of courage and recovery, she stunned the world by taking out a silver medal in Beijing. In the four years that followed her remarkable comeback, an intense and infamous rivalry grew up between Anna and British cyclist Victoria Pendleton, culminating in their extraordinary battle for gold, and ultimate reconciliation, in London 2012.

Anna's story is a gripping look at the inside world of elite athletes, the ups and downs of Olympic selection, and her personal doubts and triumphs along the way.' (Publisher's blurb)