American Pro
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American Pro

The True Story of Bike Racing in America

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 4 Dec |Learn more

American Pro

The True Story of Bike Racing in America

About this book

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 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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Information

Publisher
VeloPress
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781937715762

Table of contents

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