American Pro (eBook)

The True Story of Bike Racing in America

Jamie Smith (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
240 Seiten
VeloPress (Verlag)
978-1-948006-05-7 (ISBN)

Infos

American cycling has a long tradition of riding and racing on a shoestring and a prayer. Jamie Smith explores the domestic side of the world's biggest amateur sport in American Pro: The True Story of Bike Racing in America. American Pro rips away the thin veneer of professionalism among domestic racing teams to lay bare the heart and soul of a struggling sport. Smith traces the arc of one team's racing career to discover colorful personalities, scrappy racing action, humor and heartbreak. American Pro shows what the sport demands: the scramble for contracts, the dynamics of team chemistry, the unending travel, the Herculean struggle to realize the dreamall for the love of bike racing. With sharp humor and insight, Smith uncovers what's wrongand what's rightwith America's broken bike racing system. American Pro will transform how you think of domestic pro racing through a five-season expos of the sport we love.

Autor

Jamie Smith is a veteran bike racer, bike race announcer, and author of Roadie, Reading the Race, and American Pro. He has been a bike racer since 1983, working his way up through the ranks of amateur cycling, and a bike race announcer since 1985 traveling with some of the world's greatest cyclists.He spent several years in public relations, receiving one Emmy nomination and several Telly Awards. He currently lives in Rochester, Michigan, with his 11 bikes, 2 surfboards, 1 rowing scull, and 5 pair of cross-country skis.

Inhalt

Preface 1 Dreaming Big 2 Anatomy of a Niche Sport 3 The Road to the Major Leagues 4 Cycling’s Sponsorship Conundrum 5 Some Assembly Required 6 Season 1: Pink, Blue, and White 7 Partnerships, Mergers, and Acquisitions 8 Sophomore Year 9 Season 2: Pink and Gray 10 Orchestrating a Bike Race 11 The Weight of a Pro License 12 Season 3: Pink, Gray, and White 13 The Friends and Family Plan 14 Finding the Right Formula 15 Season 4: The Red Army Marches On 16 Cycling’s Clear and Present Danger 17 Uncertainty Sets In 18 Season 5: Red and Black 19 Closing Up Shop 20 The Taking of Fuzhou Epilogue About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.6.2018
• Verlagsort: Boulder
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• Schlagworte: A Dog in a Hat • American cycling • american pro • AMGEN • Argyle Armada • Ask a Pro • Astellas Pro Cycling team • Bike racing • bike racing teams • BMC Racing • Cannondal Drapac • Cannondale-Drapac • Colorado Classic • Cycling • Discovery Pro Cycling • Draft Animals • Garmin Sharp • Garmin-Sharp • Inside Postal Bus • Inside the Postal Bus • Jamie Smith • Jim Ochowicz • Lance Armstrong • Larry H. Miller • Moneyball • National Racing Calendar • NRC • Phil Gaimon • Pro Continental • Pro Cycling on $10 a Day • RadioShack • Reading Race • Reading the Race • redlands • Roadie • Slipstream Sports • Superweek • Team 7 Eleven • Team 7-Eleven • The Rider • Tour California • Tour de Georgia • Tour Georgia • Tour of California • Tour of Utah • Tour Utah • UCI • UnitedHealth • USA Cycling • USA Cycling, NRC • USA Pro Challenge • US Postal • World Tour
• ISBN-10: 1-948006-05-7 / 1948006057
• ISBN-13: 978-1-948006-05-7 / 9781948006057