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- ISBN13: 9780224080170
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Paul Kimmage’s boyhood dreams were of cycling glory—wearing the yellow jersey, cycling the Tour de France, and becoming a national hero. He knew it wouldn’t come easy, but he was prepared to put in the work—he spent his teenage years cycling an average of 400 miles per week. The dedication began to pay off. As an amateur, he represented his country and finished sixth in the World Championships. In 1986 he turned professional, and reality hit. He soon discovered it was not about glory and courage, nor about training or dedication. It was about grueling defeats, complete and utter exhaustion, and drugs—not drugs that would ensure victory, but drugs that would allow you to finish the race. Paul Kimmage left the sport to write this powerful and frank account that breaks the code of silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport. An eye-opening exposé and a heartbreaking lament, this is a book that anyone interested in any sport should read. This updated edition includes the story of Kimmage’s 2006 return to the Tour as well as a moving section on the life and death of an old teammate. Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel With a Pro Cyclist
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- ISBN13: 9781934030264
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In 1987, Joe Parkin was an amateur bike racer in California when he ran into Bob Roll, a pro on the powerhouse Team 7-Eleven. “Lobotomy Bob” told Parkin that, to become a pro, he must go to Belgium. Riding along a canal in Belgium years later, Roll encountered Parkin, who he described as “a wraith, an avenging angel of misery, a twelve-toothed assassin”. Roll barely recognized him. Belgium had forged Parkin into a pro, and changed him forever. A Dog in a Hat is Joe’s remarkable story.
Parkin lays it all out: the drugs, the payoffs, the betrayals, the battles for contracts, the endless promises, and the glory of racing day after day. A Dog in a Hat is the unforgettable story of the un-ordinary education of Joe Parkin and his love affair with racing, set in the hard place in the world to be a bike racer.
A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer’s Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal, and Beauty in Belgium
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Cycling in New Jersey began in the 1880s, when colleges and communities formed some of the nation’s first cycling clubs, and the popularity of the sport quickly spread, with races held in Plainfield, Trenton and Asbury Park. The region was also home to cycling’s golden era of velodromes, built in Newark and Nutley, and some of the world’s most famous cyclists competed here, including Frank Kramer, Willie Honeman, Arthur A, Zimmerman and Alf Goullet. This heritage is still alive today, with the colorful annual Tour of Somerville. Historian and journalist Michael C. Gabriele traces 130 years of cycling history in the Garden State, illuminating the people and events that shaped the sport.
The Golden Age of Bicycle Racing in New Jersey
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In this sequel to “Cycle Racing: Training to Win”, Woodland goes beyond training to the race itself, explaining how to enter competitive races and choose a bike. He also gives advice on cycling techniques and tactics, racing abroad, turning professional and team management.
Cycle Racing: Riding to Win
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100 years before Lance Armstrong became a famed American bicycle racer in what is considered a ‘European’ sport, another American rider amassed fame and glory on the bicycle racing tracks of the world: Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor. The first African-American sportsman outside boxing to become internationally famous, Taylor’s life story is one of the most fascinating stories ever told about any athlete–white or black. This illustrated edition is fully updated and expanded and illustrated throughout with over 100 high-quality duotone photographs.
Major Taylor: The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World
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Marta is no ordinary cow. Marta is different (she’s orange, for a start). Marta wants something more. She wants to go. She wants to ride. She wants to feel the wind in her face, the pedals under her hooves. She wants to win the big bike race. And when Marta wants something, she makes it happen. But first she has to build a bicycle. And then she has to learn to ride it. Is there enough time before the race?
Marta and the Bicycle
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