Peter Joffre Nye
Hearts of Lions: The History of American Bicycle Racing
Peter Joffre Nye
Hearts of Lions: The History of American Bicycle Racing
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Heart of Lions recounts the development of bicycle racing in the United States, explains why its popularity faded, and profiles major American cyclists from the past through the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Heart of Lions recounts the development of bicycle racing in the United States, explains why its popularity faded, and profiles major American cyclists from the past through the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Produktdetails
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- Verlag: Nebraska
- Seitenzahl: 576
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2020
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 165mm x 48mm
- Gewicht: 953g
- ISBN-13: 9781496219312
- ISBN-10: 1496219317
- Artikelnr.: 58018153
- Verlag: Nebraska
- Seitenzahl: 576
- Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2020
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 165mm x 48mm
- Gewicht: 953g
- ISBN-13: 9781496219312
- ISBN-10: 1496219317
- Artikelnr.: 58018153
Peter Joffre Nye has worked as a prize-winning author, journalist, and magazine editor in Washington, DC. He is the author of several books, including The Fast Times of Albert Champion: From Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon, an Untold Story of Speed, Success, and Betrayal. His articles have been published in a variety of venues, including the Washington Post, USA Today, and Sports Illustrated. Eric Heiden is a physician and a former long-track speed skater, road cyclist, and track cyclist. He won five individual gold medals and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
Foreword by Eric Heiden
Part 1. The Golden Years
1. To the White House
2. The Fastest Things on Wheels
3. Gentlemen Amateurs Turn Professional
4. John M. Chapman, Czar of Cycling
5. A Bizarre Twist
6. Wonderful Nonsense in the Jazz Age
7. Sputtering to an End
Part 2. “Spit and Scotch Tape”
8. L’Américain
9. Jack Heid, America’s Premier Cyclist
10. The Allure and Agony of European Road Racing
11. Outside Normal Limits
12. America’s First Woman National Champion
13. Pedali Alpini
14. The Rainbow at the End of the Crash
Part 3. “One Good American Rider”
15. The Awakening
16. Breaking Away
17. The Drought Finally Ends
18. The Americans are Are Coming, the Americans are Are Coming
19. “The Day the Big Men Cried”
20. Liars Club
21. Queen of the Oval Hour
22. The Match Sprinters
23. A Mother, Three Olympics, Three Gold Medals
24. The Summing Up
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
Part 1. The Golden Years
1. To the White House
2. The Fastest Things on Wheels
3. Gentlemen Amateurs Turn Professional
4. John M. Chapman, Czar of Cycling
5. A Bizarre Twist
6. Wonderful Nonsense in the Jazz Age
7. Sputtering to an End
Part 2. “Spit and Scotch Tape”
8. L’Américain
9. Jack Heid, America’s Premier Cyclist
10. The Allure and Agony of European Road Racing
11. Outside Normal Limits
12. America’s First Woman National Champion
13. Pedali Alpini
14. The Rainbow at the End of the Crash
Part 3. “One Good American Rider”
15. The Awakening
16. Breaking Away
17. The Drought Finally Ends
18. The Americans are Are Coming, the Americans are Are Coming
19. “The Day the Big Men Cried”
20. Liars Club
21. Queen of the Oval Hour
22. The Match Sprinters
23. A Mother, Three Olympics, Three Gold Medals
24. The Summing Up
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
Foreword by Eric Heiden
Part 1. The Golden Years
1. To the White House
2. The Fastest Things on Wheels
3. Gentlemen Amateurs Turn Professional
4. John M. Chapman, Czar of Cycling
5. A Bizarre Twist
6. Wonderful Nonsense in the Jazz Age
7. Sputtering to an End
Part 2. “Spit and Scotch Tape”
8. L’Américain
9. Jack Heid, America’s Premier Cyclist
10. The Allure and Agony of European Road Racing
11. Outside Normal Limits
12. America’s First Woman National Champion
13. Pedali Alpini
14. The Rainbow at the End of the Crash
Part 3. “One Good American Rider”
15. The Awakening
16. Breaking Away
17. The Drought Finally Ends
18. The Americans are Are Coming, the Americans are Are Coming
19. “The Day the Big Men Cried”
20. Liars Club
21. Queen of the Oval Hour
22. The Match Sprinters
23. A Mother, Three Olympics, Three Gold Medals
24. The Summing Up
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
Part 1. The Golden Years
1. To the White House
2. The Fastest Things on Wheels
3. Gentlemen Amateurs Turn Professional
4. John M. Chapman, Czar of Cycling
5. A Bizarre Twist
6. Wonderful Nonsense in the Jazz Age
7. Sputtering to an End
Part 2. “Spit and Scotch Tape”
8. L’Américain
9. Jack Heid, America’s Premier Cyclist
10. The Allure and Agony of European Road Racing
11. Outside Normal Limits
12. America’s First Woman National Champion
13. Pedali Alpini
14. The Rainbow at the End of the Crash
Part 3. “One Good American Rider”
15. The Awakening
16. Breaking Away
17. The Drought Finally Ends
18. The Americans are Are Coming, the Americans are Are Coming
19. “The Day the Big Men Cried”
20. Liars Club
21. Queen of the Oval Hour
22. The Match Sprinters
23. A Mother, Three Olympics, Three Gold Medals
24. The Summing Up
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index