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Just Ride
- Racing 2,725 Miles to Mexico
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 7 hrs
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Summary
The Tour Divide, a 2,725-mile mountain bike race along the Continental Divide from Banff, Alberta, Canada, to the Mexican border crossing at Antelope Wells, New Mexico, demanded will-breaking efforts day after day, but the race also returned brief moments of euphoria. Most of the time the race felt impossible, and I loved it!
Just Ride is an adventure story of the 2018 Tour Divide. The book details the resilience and amazing adaptability of the human body and mind, and it gives a realistic and often raw account of the physical and mental toll required to finish the race in less than 17 days. The route, the conditions, the gear, the strategy, the training, the mental struggles, the embarrassing moments, and the physical battle are all described throughout a story that offers a genuine look into what was experienced and felt throughout the ultimate test of mountain bike endurance.
In addition, Just Ride summarizes data that was collected before, during, and following the race. The huge amount of collected data tell a story of how the body broke down and how it remarkably adapted to the 2,725-mile ordeal. The book also details how the mind was central to creating and breaking down the barriers that impeded progress each day.
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- Barry M.
- 08-03-23
have listened to a few times
very good.informative ,funny and well read. Best cycling book I've listened too.excellent ....so there so
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-09-23
Entertaining
I enjoyed the listen to this book as I could relate to some of what the writer had experienced through some of my own adventures
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- Jim Sutherland
- 19-10-19
I listened to Ty's story over two or three weeks
It has inspired me to go back and finish what I missed!
The pace of the book was perfect. His skills in relating back to experience and science was very interesting.
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- Jonathan T
- 11-07-23
Interesting account of an epic ride
This is Ty's story of an extremely long cycle race, and it captures the difficulties and relentlessness of the event. I got to appreciate the book more as it progressed. I like the way Ty describes the mental and physical challenges of each day and how they intertwine, with the inevitable roller coaster of highs and lows. I'd recommend checking out a map of the route so that you can chart his progress, The detailed analysis at the end of the book of his physical state, caloric intake and deficit, and the way his body changed and developed to cope with the extreme demands is one of the most interesting parts of the account for me.
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- Chris Morgan
- 10-12-23
Great insight and inspirational
Great insight into the Tour Divide. Well written and well worth a listen. I have just started listening to it again. Thanks.
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- Ian jones
- 26-02-24
dull
So dull. Man goes on bike and gets tired and thirsty. gave up at chapter seven wish the author had too
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