Ten Points
Of the eight million dedicated cyclists in this country, just 32,044 own amateur racing licenses. There's a reason for that: Racing is not only incredibly difficult, it's downright excruciating, with the possibility for public humiliation never more than one pedal away. So when Natalie, Bill...
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Of the eight million dedicated cyclists in this country, just 32,044 own amateur racing licenses. There's a reason for that: Racing is not only incredibly difficult, it's downright excruciating, with the possibility for public humiliation never more than one pedal away. So when Natalie, Bill Strickland's preschool-aged daughter, asked him if he could win ten points during one racing season the bicycling equivalent of taking an at-bat against Randy Johnson or going one-on-one with Lebron James a sensible man wouldve just said no and moved on. Instead, Strickland decided to try.In the process, he discovered that he was racing toward the loving home life he cherished and, at the same time, trying to get away from something far worse his legacy of horrific childhood abuse. Strickland's memoir is filled with lyrical insights on training and dedication, racing scenes packed with nail-biting suspense, and powerful reflections on the meaning of family. Because for Strickland, it's definitely not about the bike.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781401302580 (1401302580)
Publish date: July 3rd 2007
Publisher: Hyperion
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Ten Points is a spectacular, soaring achievement of a book, full of the searing honesty that characterizes the best memoirs, yet ultimately also full of hope. At one level it's a book about Strickland's quest to earn ten points in a season of bike races. At another, it's about Strickland's childho...