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Pro cycling on $10 a day: from fat kid to Euro pro
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Boulder, Colorado : Velo Press, 2014.
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xii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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796.6092 G141 2014
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"Abandoning his former life as a couch potato and gamer, Phil Gaimon begin riding a bicycle in 2004 with the goal of shedding a few pounds. By sheer accident, he discovered he was a natural, advancing so rapidly through the amateur ranks that he entered the pro peloton utterly ignorant of a century of cycling etiquette. He recounts the difficulties of making ends meet on a salary of $166 a month, the politics and friendships of the peloton, and the ups and downs as he pursues a life as a pro cyclist"--

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"Abandoning his former life as a couch potato and gamer, Phil Gaimon begin riding a bicycle in 2004 with the goal of shedding a few pounds. By sheer accident, he discovered he was a natural, advancing so rapidly through the amateur ranks that he entered the pro peloton utterly ignorant of a century of cycling etiquette. He recounts the difficulties of making ends meet on a salary of $166 a month, the politics and friendships of the peloton, and the ups and downs as he pursues a life as a pro cyclist"--,Provided by publisher.
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Gaimon, P. (2014). Pro cycling on $10 a day: from fat kid to Euro pro. Boulder, Colorado, Velo Press.

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Gaimon, Phil. 2014. Pro Cycling On $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro. Boulder, Colorado, Velo Press.

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Gaimon, Phil, Pro Cycling On $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro. Boulder, Colorado, Velo Press, 2014.

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Gaimon, Phil. Pro Cycling On $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro. Boulder, Colorado, Velo Press, 2014.

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