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Come and Gone: A True Story of Blue-collar Bike Racing in America

Come and Gone: A True Story of Blue-collar Bike Racing in America
By Joe Parkin

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Come and Gone, A true story of blue-collar bike racing in America. After five years of blue-collar cycling in Belgium, Joe Parkin returns to the United States looking for a ride. He joins the elite Coors Lite road team as a key member, but the adjustment to domestic racing, with small crowds, inexperienced teammates, and poorly promoted events, proves difficult. Disillusioned, Joe is ready to hang up his cleats when he is offered a contract with a pro mountain bike team. The freshness of mountain biking proves to be an elixir: Joe's career blossoms and he rediscovers his love of the sport. Come and Gone is a rare, frank, and intimate sports memoir.
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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #136037 in Books
  • Published on: 2010-05-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .63" h x 6.06" w x 9.10" l, .76 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 209 pages

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“Joe Parkin once again puts the reader in the saddle as he leaves the gritty blue-collar world of Belgian bike racing on a quixotic quest for personal redemption in the budding U.S. road and mountain bike racing scene of the 1990s. The race descriptions are so realistic, you'll need a heart-rate monitor.” — Sal Ruibal, USA Today
“Like its predecessor "A Dog in a Hat," Joe Parkin’s sequel is a fun, barebones adventure through the eyes of a professional cycling journeyman. Dry, candid, and occasionally humorous, Parkin takes the reader inside the national and international cross-country circuits as he rubs elbows with the best in the sport and balances occasional brushes with greatness with more frequent implosions and disappointments.” — VeloNews magazine
“"Come and Gone" is an unflinching look at the grueling and often mundane world of professional cycling. Dirt geeks will appreciate the historical context as Parkin races

About the Author
Joe Parkin's life has not been without adventure. He has been an airplane pilot, motorcycle racer, automobile racer, sharpshooter, and of course a professional cyclist in Belgium. He represented the United States at the World Cycling Championships and the World Cyclocross Championships. Come & Gone is the follow-up story to the wildly successful A Dog in a Hat (VeloPress, 2008). Joe Parkin lives in Santa Cruz, California.