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Author: Paul Howard Publisher: Greystone Books ISBN: 1553658183 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 273
Book Description
For Paul Howard, who has ridden the entire Tour de France route during the race itself—setting off at 4 am each day to avoid being caught by the pros—riding a small mountain-bike race should hold no fear. Still, this isn’t just any mountain-bike race. This is the Tour Divide. Running from Banff in Canada to the Mexican border, the Tour Divide is more than 2,700 miles—500 miles longer than the Tour de France. Its route along the Continental Divide goes through the heart of the Rocky Mountains and involves more than 200,000 feet of ascent—the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest seven times. The other problem is that Howard has never owned a mountain bike—and how will training on the South Downs in southern England prepare him for sleeping rough in the Rockies? Entertaining and engaging, Eat, Sleep, Ride will appeal to avid and aspiring cyclers, as well as fans of adventure/travel narrative with a humorous twist.
Author: Paul Howard Publisher: Greystone Books ISBN: 1553658183 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 273
Book Description
For Paul Howard, who has ridden the entire Tour de France route during the race itself—setting off at 4 am each day to avoid being caught by the pros—riding a small mountain-bike race should hold no fear. Still, this isn’t just any mountain-bike race. This is the Tour Divide. Running from Banff in Canada to the Mexican border, the Tour Divide is more than 2,700 miles—500 miles longer than the Tour de France. Its route along the Continental Divide goes through the heart of the Rocky Mountains and involves more than 200,000 feet of ascent—the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest seven times. The other problem is that Howard has never owned a mountain bike—and how will training on the South Downs in southern England prepare him for sleeping rough in the Rockies? Entertaining and engaging, Eat, Sleep, Ride will appeal to avid and aspiring cyclers, as well as fans of adventure/travel narrative with a humorous twist.
Author: Susan Hoskins Miller Publisher: ABDO ISBN: Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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The best mountain bikers on earth gather in Alberta, Canada, every summer to begin one of the biggest challenges their sport has to offer. This title introduces readers to a 2,745-mile (4,418-km) race that takes athletes along North America's Continental Divide before finally ending at the United States-Mexico border. The title features informative sidebars, exciting photos, a map, a glossary, and an index. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author: Jill Homer Publisher: Jill Homer ISBN: 1257658581 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 342
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Jill Homer has an outlandish ambition: Racing a mountain bike 2,740 miles from Canada to Mexico along the Continental Divide. But her dream starts to unravel the minute she sets it in motion. An accident on the Iditarod Trail results in serious frostbite. She struggles with painful recovery and growing uncertainties. Then, just two days before their departure, her boyfriend ends their eight-year relationship, dismantling everything Jill thought she knew about life, love and her identity. This is the story of an adventure driven relentlessly forward as foundations crumble. During her record-breaking ride in the 2009 Tour Divide, Jill battles a torrent of anger, self-doubt, fatigue, loneliness, pain, grief, bicycle failures, crashes and violent storms. Each night, she collapses under the crushing effort of this savage new way of life. And every morning, she picks up the pieces and strikes out to find what lies on the other side of the Divide: Astonishing beauty, unconditional kindness, and boundless strength.
Author: Michael McCoy Publisher: Mountaineers Books ISBN: 1594858209 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 254
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CLICK HERE to download the first chapter from Cycling the Great Divide, 2nd Edition * Mountain bikers from around the world test their mettle on this 2,745-mile route each year * Ultra cycling, including this route through the Rockies, are increasing in popularity * 245 miles have been added to the route since the first edition was published and are now covered in this new update Mostly dirt roads, a little pavement, some single track, and 100% adventure await on the great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Canada to Mexico. Cyclists dream of and plan for this life-list trip that starts in Banff, Alberta and rolls through 2,745 miles of wild mountainous beauty all the way to antelope Wells, New Mexico. Michael McCoy and the Adventure Cycling Association (ACA) provide a segmented route guide for you to follow in its entirety or section ride to suit your schedule and stamina. This fully updated edition provides the information you need to stay on route and find food, water, bike supplies, and shelter (camp or stay in small-town accommodations) over the entire adventure. Updated content in the 2nd edition includes info on the 254 miles in Canada that were recently added to the route (with maps and photos), as well as changes and additions to the evolving trail, new resources to access on your trip, and new and revised maps.
Author: Grace Ragland Publisher: ISBN: 9781733310901 Category : Languages : en Pages : 208
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In the summer of 2018, ultra-endurance athlete Grace Ragland set off on the world's longest mountain bike race, the 2700-mile Tour Divide. This is the story of Grace's journey from the snow-capped peaks of Banff, Canada, down the spine of the Rocky Mountains, and finally into the forbidding desert of New Mexico. Grace battled many difficulties, including an infection that put her two days behind the nearest competitor, Multiple Sclerosis, the elements, demons from her past, as well as a secret that even she didn't know. Ride with Grace and laugh at her hilarious interactions with the oddballs she encountered along the way. Divide By One is an adventure story with heart and humor that shows how indomitable will and perseverance can change the way we see our limitations and our world.
Author: William R. Lamb Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing ISBN: 1457568373 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 80
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Whether you are new to the sport of bike packing or a seasoned veteran, Bike Packing 202: A Complete Guide provides all the information you need, from getting started to doing the Tour Divide and everything in between. This book provides proven tips and advice, based on the author’s own experiences. It will help you avoid many common mistakes made when it comes to choosing the right bike, outfitting the bike as well as yourself with the proper gear, planning and preparing for an adventure, and nutrition along the way. Most of all, it will help you to plan and carry out a safe and memorable bike packing experience. One word of warning: bike packing is extremely addicting and overwhelmingly good for your soul!
Author: Matt Taibbi Publisher: Scribe Publications ISBN: 1922070963 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 449
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A scathing portrait of an urgent new American crisis Over the last two decades, America has been falling deeper and deeper into a statistical mystery. As poverty has gone up, crime rates have come down, but the prison population has doubled. Meanwhile, fraud by the rich wipes out 40 per cent of the world’s wealth — yet the rich get massively richer, and no one goes to jail. In search of a solution, journalist Matt Taibbi discovered the Divide, the seam in American life where two troubling trends — growing wealth-inequality and mass incarceration — come together. Basic rights are now determined by wealth or poverty, allowing the hyper-wealthy to go unpunished, and turning poverty itself into a crime. In The Divide, Taibbi takes us on a galvanising journey through both sides of the justice system. He uncovers the startling looting that preceded the financial collapse, and the story of a whistleblower who got in the way of the largest banks in America, only to find herself in the crosshairs. On the other side of the Divide, he shows how the newly punitive welfare system treats its beneficiaries as thieves, while stop-and-frisk practices have led to people being arrested for standing outside their own homes. Through these astonishing — and enraging — accounts, Taibbi lays bare America’s perverse new standard of justice: a system that devours the lives of the poor, turns a blind eye to the destructive crimes of the wealthy, and implicates us all.
Author: Stephen Pern Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780140095937 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 242
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Growing up on a dairy farm in Sussex, England, Stephen Pern was fascinated by the American West. As an adult, he spent six months walking 2,500 miles through the West, along the Continental Divide. Here is his irreverent, engaging account of the trek--a story of blisters and beauty, of off-beat characters and surprising insights.
Author: Ty Hopkins Publisher: ISBN: 9781796843187 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 276
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Just Ride is a detailed story of the 2018 Tour Divide, a 2,725-mile mountain bike race along the Continental Divide from Banff, Alberta, Canada to the Mexican border crossing at Antelope Wells, New Mexico. The book gives a realistic and often raw account of the physical and mental toll required to finish the race in less than 17 days. The route, the conditions, the gear, the strategy, the training, the mental struggles, and the physical battle are all detailed in a story that gives a genuine look into what was experienced and felt throughout the ultimate test of mountain bike endurance. In addition, Just Ride summarizes data that were collected before, during, and following the race. The huge amount of collected data tell a story of how the body broke down and how it amazingly adapted to the 2,725-mile ordeal. The book also details how the mind was central to creating and breaking down the barriers that stood in the way of progress each day. The Tour Divide was an incredible adventure that offered the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. In the end, the race boiled down to one simple task: Just Ride.
Author: John Metcalfe Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781478249337 Category : Languages : en Pages : 268
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Kindle bestseller in US Travel. An hilarious account of a couple of wannabe mountain bikers as they race the Great Divide route from Canada to Mexico.Amazon reviews: 'What a great book, interesting, witty and well written. I had difficulty putting the book down and thoroughly enjoyed it.' 'Couldn't put this down. John Metcalfe does one of the hardest cycle routes in the world without complaining.' 'Just finished reading Dividing the Great on my new Kindle, absolutely loved the book, well written and very witty.' 'This is a fun ride! Filled with poignant and astute descriptions that almost make John and JK's great bike ride into a cinematic experience, this book combines sharp writing with an even better story...Read it on a balmy Sunday afternoon with a pitcher of something cool... you won't be disappointed.' 'The author is a great story teller who weaves the daily accounts of the journey with his friend JK, with a range of social, economic, historical and geographical facts...Equally, the alpha male rivalry between John and JK helps maintain a subtle tension in the story until the final pages adding to the many layers in this well-crafted book. It's a great book that I found hard to put down. The light hearted account masks a seriously tough achievement.'
Author: Paul Howard
Author: Paul Howard
Author: Susan Hoskins Miller
Author: Jill Homer
Author: Michael McCoy
Author: Grace Ragland
Author: William R. Lamb
Author: Matt Taibbi
Author: Stephen Pern
Author: Ty Hopkins
Author: John Metcalfe