Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While)
Phil Gaimon
Oct 2017 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Phil Gaimon
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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. Now, Gaimon pulls back the curtain on the WorldTour, cycling's highest level. He takes listeners 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. Draft Animals 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.
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Renzo Castro
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October 19, 2020
Phil's ability for storytelling had me hooked on this book immediately. It's an awesome story that took me on a trip through quite a few emotions, and it left me hungry for more. Definitely recommended!
Johnny Giboney
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February 7, 2018
Makes me want to go on some 6 hour rides.
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About the author
Phil Gaimon, the author of Pro Cycling on $10 a Day and Ask a Pro, is a cyclist, writer, and entrepreneur. He maintains a website, philthethrill.net, where he chronicles his ceaseless pursuit of the best cookies and milk in America.
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