{"product_id":"draft-animals-living-the-pro-cycling-dream-once-in-a-while","title":"Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDraft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePhil Gaimon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780143131243\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e352\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the cult favorite \u003ci\u003ePro Cycling on $10 a Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAsk a Pro\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of one man's quest to realize his childhood dream, and what happened when he actually did it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Like countless other kids, Phil Gaimon grew up dreaming of being a professional athlete. But unlike countless other kids, he actually pulled it off. After years of amateur races, hard training, living out of a suitcase, and never taking \"no\" for an answer, he finally achieved his goal and signed a contract to race professionally on one of the best teams in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, Gaimon pulls back the curtain on the WorldTour, cycling's highest level. He takes readers along for his seasons in Europe, covering everything from rabid, water-bottle-stealing Belgian fans, to contract renewals, to riding in poisonous smog, to making friends in a sport plagued by doping. \u003ci\u003eDraft Animals\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a story as much about bike racing as it is about the never-ending ladder of achieving goals, failure, and finding happiness if you land somewhere in-between.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While) | Phil Gaimon | Paperback | 9780143131243 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks B 1777740","offer_id":49765894684824,"sku":"1777740","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81hfO2Sq8sL.jpg?v=1787971806","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/draft-animals-living-the-pro-cycling-dream-once-in-a-while","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}