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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 796.6 EAN: 9781934030264 ISBN: 1934030260 Label: VeloPress Manufacturer: VeloPress Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: September 01, 2008 Publisher: VeloPress Studio: VeloPress Sales Rank: 2924 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In this brutally frank book, Joe Parkin puts readers in the whirlwind of the extreme world of professional bicycling, starting with his first visit to his team doctor, where, strapped to a metal table and monitored by humming electrodes, his future as a professional racer is coldly determined. Parkin pulls no punches, celebrating the glory of bike racing at its best, but also exploring the harsh reality of the life behind it. The author covers it all from an insider's perspective: the drugs, the payoffs, the races bought and paid for, the misery of training, the physical agony of racing, the battles with team owners for contracts and money, the endless promises, and the betrayals by enemies, teammates, and friends. Set in Belgium, the epicenter of all that's daunting and dazzling about the sport,A Dog in a Hat is one American's story of his love affair with professional cycling. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Couldn't put this book down.I could not put this book down and was sad to see that it was over so soon. This is a wonderfully written book filled with first hand accounts of a great American cyclist who says "I'm going to Europe". You meet so many people during the course of a group ride or a bike shop who talk about going to Belgium one day and just try to make it. This book talks about one such cyclist, Joe Parkin, who does just that. This story has vivid stories filled with youthful enthusiasm about his ... Read More Rating:  - Great read even without an overall storyline.If you are interested in bike racing this is a great book. I couldn't put it down, the writer does a good job of transporting the reader to this period of his life. It really gives the reader a sense of how difficult it is to be a professional bike racer......Fascinating. Rating: - Incredible pro cycling memoirIf you race (or are a fan of racing) you must read this...what racing is really really like as a pro. Most of us (myself included..38 y/o cat 4) will never go pro, but still what a story of what it's REALLY like. I feel like I have a much deeper understanding of what life is like for all those 'pack fodder' guys in the 120+ person peloton's you see on TV. Well written, you tear through this in no time...it's the story/reality you always wanted to hear and didn't know existed. Much more interesting ... Read More Rating: - An Interesting Look Inside CyclingIn Joe Parkin's memoir, "A Dog in a Hat" the reader is taken inside a different world than that which has been largely reported following Lance Armstrong's victories in the Tour de France. In this world you read about small teams and mostly unheard of races populated by unheralded riders fighting to make a living. In this world you see the tarnished underbelly of cycling that involves drug use for it's own sake and shady in-race deals that predetermine the outcome of a race apart from true competition. ... Read More Rating: - John Mac Cormaic CPAI thought it was a great read, it gave a realistic view of life as a professional cyclist, shared some interesting anecdotes about fellow professionals, and compared life as a cyclist in US of A and Europe. Full of humour,fact and interest. Browse for similar items by category:
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