Two Wheels on my Wagon: A Bicycle Adventure in the Wild West [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

Howard, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845965612 ISBN 13: 9781845965617

Verlag: Mainstream Publishing, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

As bicycle races go, the attractions of the Tour Divide are not immediately apparent. For a start, it is the longest mountain-bike race in the world, running nearly 3,000 miles down the Rockies from Canada to Mexico. But the distance is not the only challenge - the total ascent of 200,000 ft is the equivalent of scaling Mount Everest nearly seven times.

Then there are the dangerous animals likely to be encountered on the route: grizzly bears, mountain lions and wolves, not to mention rattlesnakes and tarantulas. Worse, the rewards for all this effort are strictly limited. Unlike in the Tour de France, there is no fabled yellow jersey and no prize money.

Yet, undaunted, and in spite of never having owned a mountain bike, Paul Howard signed up. Battling the worst weather for generations, drinking whiskey with a cowboy and singing karaoke with the locals, Howard's journey turned into more than just a race - it became the adventure of a lifetime.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Paul Howard is a writer who contributes frequently to cycling magazines and the national press. His first book, Riding High, was shortlisted for the National Sporting Club's Best New Sports Writer prize. He is also the author of Two Wheels on my Wagon.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Mainstream Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1845965612
• ISBN 13: 9781845965617
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
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