The Quotable Cyclist
Author | : Bill Strickland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781891369278 |
All the best things ever said about bicycling. First time in paper. Over 50 new quotes.
Download The Quotable Cyclist full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free The Quotable Cyclist ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author | : Bill Strickland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781891369278 |
All the best things ever said about bicycling. First time in paper. Over 50 new quotes.
Author | : Bill Strickland |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2010-06-15 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 030758996X |
Lance Armstrong is a worldwide icon, indisputably one of the greatest cyclists who has ever lived. After battling cancer and becoming an inspiration to millions, Armstrong won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years before retiring from competition in 2005. Four years later, at thirty-seven, Armstrong decided to come out of retirement and go for the win yet again. He was racing for no salary, in a season when his greatest rival--Tour de France, Tour of Italy, and Tour of Spain champion Alberto Contador--was on his own team. The twenty-five-year-old Spaniard had been handpicked by Armstrong's own mentor, Johan Bruyneel, to be his successor. Now he would be his fiercest competition. Armstrong was about to suffer like never before--and, for the first time in recent memory, appear to be human on a bicycle. After seven Tour victories--and beating cancer--did Lance Armstrong really need to prove anything? Beyond the thrill of another possible victory, what drove him to race again? What was he seeking--and would he find it? Cycling insider Bill Strickland had unprecedented access to Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel, and the team. He takes readers behind the scenes during the 2009 racing season and along for the ride on the Tour de France with a dramatic mile-by-mile account. Offering a penetrating and candid glimpse into the man behind the myth, Tour de Lance goes beyond a single season or a single race to reveal the heart of the sport and the soul of the cyclist.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2017-05-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1452166609 |
Notable luminaries throughout history have been inspired and humbled by the simple joy of riding a bicycle. For centuries, this powerful connection between people and bikes has driven humans forward as inventors, travelers, and thinkers. From Susan B. Anthony and Mark Twain to Eddy Merckx and Greg LeMond, collected here are entertaining, inspiring, and philosophical thoughts about cycling from writers (and riders) reflecting on the pleasures, power, and freedom of the bicycle. With beautiful black-and-white photos and illustrations on every spread, this elegant collection of quotations is sure to motivate anyone to get on their bike and enjoy the ride.
Author | : Bill Strickland |
Publisher | : Hachette Books |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2007-07-03 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1401388221 |
Of the eight million dedicated cyclists in this country, just 32,044 own amateur racing licenses. There's a reason for that: Racing is not only incredibly difficult, it's downright excruciating, with the possibility for public humiliation never more than one pedal away. So when Natalie, Bill Strickland's preschool-aged daughter, asked him if he could win ten points during one racing season -- the bicycling equivalent of taking an at-bat against Randy Johnson or going one-on-one with Lebron James--a sensible man would've just said no and moved on. Instead, Strickland decided to try. In the process, he discovered that he was racing toward the loving home life he cherished and, at the same time, trying to get away from something far worse -- his legacy of horrific childhood abuse. Strickland's memoir is filled with lyrical insights on training and dedication, racing scenes packed with nail-biting suspense, and powerful reflections on the meaning of family. Because for Strickland, it's definitely not about the bike.
Author | : Bill Strickland |
Publisher | : Mainstream |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2012-06 |
Genre | : Bicycle racing |
ISBN | : 9781780575445 |
In 'Tour de Lance', Bill Strickland follows Armstrong's return to the 2009 season, from January's tour in Australia to the Tour de France in July. He explores the motivations and struggles of a cyclist's journey back in the peloton, and assesses Armstrong as a symbol of our culture: why is it that we love a comeback?
Author | : Jeff Mapes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
"From traffic-dodging-bike messengers to tattooed teenagers on battered bikes, from riders in spandex to well-dressed executives, ordinary citizens are becoming transportation revolutionaries. Jeff Mapes traces the growth of bicycle advocacy and explores the environmental, safety, and health aspects of bicycling. He rides with bicycle advocates who are taming the streets of New York City, joins the street circus that is Critical Mass in San Francisco, and gets inspired by the everyday folk pedaling in Amsterdam, the nirvana of American bike activists. Chapters focused on big cities, college towns, and America's most successful bike city, Portland, show how cyclists, with the encouragement of local officials, are claiming a share of the valuable streetscape."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Jens Voigt |
Publisher | : Rodale |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2016-05-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1623365201 |
Beloved German cyclist Jens Voigt isn't a superstar in the traditional sense of the word. Although he won three stages of the Tour De France--and wore the yellow jersey twice--Voigt never claimed an overall victory. He became a star because he embodies qualities that go beyond winning and losing: sacrifice, selflessness, reliability, and devotion. European and American crowds were drawn to his aggressive riding style, outgoing nature, and refreshing realness. Voigt adopted a tireless work ethic that he carried throughout his career. In Shut Up, Legs! (a legendary Jensism), Voigt reflects upon his childhood in East Germany, juggling life as a professional cyclist and a father of six, and how he remained competitive without doping. Shut Up, Legs! offers a rare glimpse inside his heart and mind.
Author | : Tim Travis |
Publisher | : Down The Road Publishing |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780975442708 |
This story is written as it happens, on the road. Digital technology and dot-com know-how are in harmony with minimalist living. The result is salt-of-the-earth drama related on the fly through an internet journal, culminating in a series of captivating true stories. A winning combination of integrity and know-how, with a relaxing informal prose, become informative nonfiction that reads like a novel. This first book progresses from the shedding of a traditional lifestyle to discoveries made on their bicycle journey from Arizona, USA to Panama City, Panama. On bicycle, the Travises are exposed to the ground level of society, an experience few outsiders will ever know. Along the way, the Travises witness a religious pilgrimage in Chalma, Mexico, visited ancient Aztec and Mayan ruins, were attacked by an airplane spraying pesticides in Guatemala and saw alligators, scarlet Macaws and three-toed sloths in the jungles and cloud forests of Costa Rica. You can check on their location, catch up on the latest news, and view stunning photographs from their global bicycle tour at their extensive web site: http://www.downtheroad.org.
Author | : Phil Liggett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005-07 |
Genre | : Cycling |
ISBN | : 9781891369551 |
O Holy Cow! for bicyclists -- the poetry in the work of bicycle racing's most famous announcer.
Author | : Bill Strickland |
Publisher | : Harmony |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Cyclists |
ISBN | : 9780307589842 |
Documents Lance Armstrong's 2009 return to cycling and attempt to win another Tour de France, offering insight into such topics as his competitive drive, his fight with cancer, and the jaded views of his detractors.