American Pro: The True Story of Bike Racing in AmericaVeloPress, 19 mei 2018 - 240 pagina's 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 exposé of the sport we love. |
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The Road to the Major Leagues | |
Cyclings Sponsorship Conundrum | |
Some Assembly Required | |
Pink Blue and White | |
Partnerships Mergers and Acquisitions | |
Pink Gray and White | |
The Friends and Family Plan | |
Finding the Right Formula | |
The Red Army Marches | |
Cyclings Clear and Present Danger | |
Uncertainty Sets | |
Red and Black | |
Closing Up Shop | |
Sophomore Year | |
Pink and Gray | |
Orchestrating a Bike Race | |
The Weight of a Pro License | |
The Taking of Fuzhou | |
Epilogue | |
About the Author | |
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