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(BQ) Notable Sports Figures does not necessarily fill a void in biographical coverage of athletes when one considers the recent publication of several other sources, such as Encyclopedia of North American Sports History (2d ed., Facts On File, 2002) or The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: Sports Figures (2002). Admittedly these two volumes are restricted to American or North American sports coverage, but after scanning the geographic index in Notable Sports Figures, it is quite evident that the emphasis is on American athletes. However, having all of the notables in one reference set will save the reference librarian time in searching for authoritative sources. Notable Sports Figures is recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries where budget dollars will allow purchase | Miguel Indurain 1964- Spanish cyclist Perhaps one of the most physically grueling of all sports cycling requires incredible physical endurance and the ability to withstand searing pain for hours on end. Miguel Indurain has the ability to endure this pain and then some. In the world of cycling his name rests alongside those of Eddie Merckx Jacques Anquetil and in recent years Lance Armstrong. Indurain s unmatched feat of five consecutive Tour de France victories in the 1990s made him a hero in his native country of Spain and it has made him a legend in the world of cycling. Growing Up Miguel Indurain-Larraya was born July 16 1964 in the small village of Villava Navarre province Spain. He grew up on a farm with a brother and three sisters and were it not for his natural aptitude for the bicycle he may well have been very happy as a farmer he has since retired to a modest house and a quiet life in his home village . Though he would give cycling a try when he was eleven he was not yet ready for the dedication the sport takes and instead followed his interests in soccer and track. Less than five years later however he would get back on the bike. Indurain won the Spanish Amateur Road Championship in 1983 and began his training program with Eusebio Unzue who coached the local racing team. Indurain was nineteen at the time and the next year he won 14 races enough to convince him that it was time to turn professional. He joined a team in Pamplona headed by the former Spanish national team coach. The training rides were grueling and Indurain as he prepared for the many races he would participate in logged tens of thousands of miles to increase his endurance. Though he would not make it into his first Tour until 1985 Indurain had the ability to become a competitor in the Tour and his coach and teammates knew it as well. It Miguel Indurain would take time. The three weeks the Tour de France entails requires riders to sit on their bikes for five to seven hours a day nearly .
