{"product_id":"9780143131243","title":"Draft Animals: Living the Pro Cycling Dream (Once in a While)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the cult favorite \u003ci\u003ePro Cycling on $10 a Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAsk a Pro\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of one man’s quest to realize his childhood dream, and what happened when he actually did it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Like countless other kids, Phil Gaimon grew up dreaming of being a professional athlete. But unlike countless other kids, he actually pulled it off. After years of amateur races, hard training, living out of a suitcase, and never taking “no” for an answer, he finally achieved his goal and signed a contract to race professionally on one of the best teams in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Gaimon pulls back the curtain on the WorldTour, cycling’s highest level. He takes readers along for his seasons in Europe, covering everything from rabid, water-bottle-stealing Belgian fans, to contract renewals, to riding in poisonous smog, to making friends in a sport plagued by doping. \u003ci\u003eDraft Animals\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a story as much about bike racing as it is about the never-ending ladder of achieving goals, failure, and finding happiness if you land somewhere in-between.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010582200560,"sku":"9780143131243","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143131243_p0.jpg?v=1772497475","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143131243","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}