Pro Cycling on $10 a Day

Biography & Autobiography
Pro Cycling on $10 a Day

Author: Phil Gaimon

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ISBN: 1937715574

Category: Biography & Autobiography

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Plump, grumpy, slumped on the couch, and going nowhere fast at age 16, Phil Gaimon began riding a bicycle with the grand ambition of shedding a few pounds before going off to college. He soon fell into racing and discovered he was a natural, riding his way into a pro contract after just one season despite utter ignorance of a century of cycling etiquette. Now, in his book Pro Cycling on $10 a Day, Phil brings the full powers of his wit to tell his story. Presented here as a guide--and a warning--to aspiring racers who dream of joining the professional racing circus, Phil's adventures in road rash serve as a hilarious and cautionary tale of frustrating team directors and broken promises. Phil's education in the ways of the peloton, his discouraging negotiations for a better contract, his endless miles crisscrossing America in pursuit of race wins, and his conviction that somewhere just around the corner lies the ticket to the big time fuel this tale of hope and ambition from one of cycling's best story-tellers. Pro Cycling on $10 a Day chronicles the racer's daily lot of blood-soaked bandages, sleazy motels, cheap food, and overflowing toilets. But it also celebrates the true beauty of the sport and the worth of the journey, proving in the end that even among the narrow ranks of world-class professional cycling, there will always be room for a hard-working outsider.
Pro Cycling on $10 a Day
Language: en
Pages: 310

Pro Cycling on $10 a Day

Authors: Phil Gaimon
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-06 - Publisher:

Plump, grumpy, slumped on the couch, and going nowhere fast at age 16, Phil Gaimon began riding a bicycle with the grand ambition of shedding a few pounds before going off to college. He soon fell into racing and discovered he was a natural, riding his way into a pro
Pro Cycling on $10 a Day
Language: en
Pages: 312

Pro Cycling on $10 a Day

Authors: Phil Gaimon
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-05 - Publisher: VeloPress

Plump, grumpy, slumped on the couch, and going nowhere fast at age 16, Phil Gaimon began riding a bicycle with the grand ambition of shedding a few pounds before going off to college. He soon fell into racing and discovered he was a natural, riding his way into a pro
Draft Animals
Language: en
Pages: 352

Draft Animals

Authors: Phil Gaimon
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-10-10 - Publisher: Penguin

From the author of the cult favorite Pro Cycling on $10 a Day and Ask a Pro, the story of one man’s quest to realize his childhood dream, and what happened when he actually did it. Like countless other kids, Phil Gaimon grew up dreaming of being a professional athlete.
Ask a Pro
Language: en
Pages: 146

Ask a Pro

Authors: Phil Gaimon
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-03 - Publisher: VeloPress

Phil Gaimon’s Ask a Pro answers every question you’ve always wanted to ask about pro cycling...sort of. Gaimon gathers the best of his popular Q&A column—and pokes fun at his younger self. Despite the howling protests from his peers, no one’s ever been more willing to spill the beans on
Iron Mac
Language: en
Pages: 256

Iron Mac

Authors: Andrew M. Homan
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-07-01 - Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

At a time when cycling in the United States rivaled baseball as the nation's most popular professional sport, along came Reggie McNamara, a farmer's son from Australia. Within a month of his arrival in the United States in 1913, he had earned the moniker "Iron Man" for his high tolerance

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