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British cycling legend Alex Dowsett never let a potentially fatal blood condition hold him back
Alex Dowsett recounts his years as a pro-cyclist in his memoir, 'Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling'. The book title is a reference to the added challenge of being the only top sportsperson in the world with haemophilia A.
He describes how the condition 鈥� in which falls can be fatal 鈥� both blighted his young sporting life, and boosted his determination to succeed.
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