Behind the Stare: The Pulse & Character of Professional European Cyclocross - Softcover

Proctor, Geoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937565335 ISBN 13: 9781937565336

Publisher: GP Velo Mondial LLC, 2012

Synopsis

Behind the Stare seeks to convey the essence of modern professional cyclocross the players, the stories, the insights, the paradoxes, the pulse. The book focuses on the European theater, but integrates the growing American presence in international cyclocross as well. Using the riders and their ethos as a starting point, the story widens to encompass archetypal themes of character, ethics, ambition, and perseverance. Rather than a how to (though aspects of training and technique work themselves into the narrative), the book chronicles what it takes to reach the top of the sport by immersing readers in the lives of the sport s stars. By getting inside the stories and lives of the riders (specifically Sven Nys, Erwin Vervecken, Bart Wellens, Lars Boom, Jonathan Page, and Ryan Trebon), the story becomes universal, archetypal, and timeless. The objective is to bring the sport of cyclocross to the armchairs of American readers. With Louisville hosting the world cyclocross championships in January 2013, the timing is ripe for an insider s look. First person, present tense, episodic, and telegraphic narration along with strong storyline, literary allusion, and insight hopefully result in a very good read.

About this title

About the Author:

In the fall of 2007, I was awarded a one-year sabbatical from my position as a high school English teacher in Helena, Montana, to write a book about a passion in my life the sport of cyclocross and to fulfill a personal tenet I hold about my profession: teachers of writing should walk the talk and engage in the practice of writing themselves. Needless to say now some five years later I have a newfound respect for the demands I put on my students. Writing is hard work. Equally hard has been capturing the story, in which I ve not only been a fan, but also a competitor, a U.S. team coach, a manager, a technical director, a promoter, an official, and now a member of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Cyclocross Commission, a multi-national panel that oversees the development of the sport.

About this edition

• Publisher: GP Velo Mondial LLC
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1937565335
• ISBN 13: 9781937565336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320