The first thing I saw was the wheelchair.
The first thing she saw was the doper.
Ben Goddard is an embarrassment Ð as a cyclist, as an athlete, as a human being. And he knows it.
Now that heÕs been exposed by a positive drugs test, his race wins and his work with disabled children mean nothing. He quits professional cycling in a hurry, sticks a pin in a map, and sets out to build a new life in a town where nobody knows who he is or what heÕs done.
But when the first person he meets turns out to be a cycling fan, he finds out that itÕs not going to be quite as easy as that.
Besides, PollyÕs not just a cycling fan, sheÕs a former medical student with a chronic illness and strong opinions. Particularly when it comes to Ben GoddardÉ