Ever read Ten Points, by Bill Strickland?
Hillsboro-Roubaix; Got Bombed Yesterday
Bicycling magazine editor Bill Strickland spilled out the deepest, most painful secrets of his troubled life in a small but incredible book that contrast these horrific twists and turns, and his process of working through them, against his challenge of winning ten points in the local Crit series in one year.
To [...]
Rolling thunder, A CYCLING TALE, part sept
Hope you had a great weekend.
Following is Part 7 of “rolling thunder.”
In case it hasn’t crossed your mind, this story was written by someone for their therapy and for your enjoyment, but not likely for their enrichment and certainly not for yours. If you’re scheming about how to make a buck off this story, be [...]
Rolling thunder, A CYCLING TALE, part six
Following is Part 6 of “rolling thunder.” Thanks for being patient.
As we may have mentioned ad nauseum, this story is subject to copyright by the author. Not that we think you want your name on it, but someone may stoop that low. You never know. Anyway, please don’t use it other than as a pleasant [...]
Rolling thunder, A CYCLING TALE, part cinq
Following is Part 5 of a manuscript titled “rolling thunder.” Coincidentally, it picks up amid the Tour of California and it’s being posted on the eve of the start of its 2008 launch. It’s like we planned it that way.
As a note to those persevering the saga, we’ll be traveling for a couple of days [...]
Las Cruces - A novel (yeah, there’s cycling in there too)
If you’re enjoying the preview of Rolling Thunder in its pre-edit version, you might want to take a look at an earlier novel by the same author
Buy the book Las Cruces Here
Editorial Reviews
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Set against the modern day underworld of drugs and drug money, the story moves from staggeringly beautiful Southern California of decades past [...]
book review - “The complete guide to climbing (by bike)
BOOK REVIEW: “THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CLIMBING (BY BIKE) Written by John Summerson
“A Guide to cycling climbing and the most difficult climbs in the United States”
224 pages, published by Extreme Press
John Summerson, a research associate and exercise physiologist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, took over a decade to travel the USA to ride [...]
Book Review: “Tour de Life” From Coma To Competition by Dave Shields
BOOK REVIEW - “TOUR DE LIFE” FROM COMA TO COMPETITION By Dave Shields & Saul Raisin
Dave Shields does it again. He steals hours a night off my sleep until I can finish his book. And with “Tour de Life” he does not disappoint. This book is impossible to put down until you have [...]
