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Two Wheels on my Wagon

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Two Wheels on my Wagon

A Bicycle Adventure in the Wild West
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Acclaimed cycling writer tackles the Tour Divide For a man who has ridden the entire Tour de France route during the race itself - setting off at 4 a.m. each day to avoid being caught by the pros - riding a small mountain bike race far removed from cycling's European heartland should hold no fear. But, although there may only be a dozen or so participants, 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, at more than 2,700 miles, the longest mountain bike race in the world. Not only is it 500 miles further 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 ft of ascent - the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest seven times. The other problem is that Howard has never owned a mountain bike, and even when he does finally get hold of one, how will training on the South Downs prepare him for sleeping rough in the Rockies? What's more, the ruthlessly efficient back-up team that hel

Author Biography

Paul Howard's first book, Riding High, was shortlisted for the National Sporting Club's Best New Sports Writer prize, while his account of Jacques Anquetil's life, Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape, was shortlisted in the Biography of the Year category at the British Sports Book Awards.
Release date Australia
April 1st, 2010
Author
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
1 x 8pp colour
Imprint
Mainstream Publishing
Pages
272
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Dimensions
153x234x20
ISBN-13
9781845965617
Product ID
3946402

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