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"Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place. True, she still has gig jobs instead of a career, and the apartment where she's lived since college still looks like she's just moved in. But she's got good friends, her bike, and her bicycling club. She's at peace with her plus-size body--at least, most of the time--and she's on track to marry Mark Medoff, her childhood summer sweetheart, a man she met at the weight-loss camp that her...
2) Cycle sports
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IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Women athletes go the distance in this text's exploration of supergirls who cycle. These world-class athletes are in races that span from just a few miles to over 4,000 miles. It's important they stay physically and mentally fit to do so. Readers can explore the stories of women athletes who have shaped these cycling sports. Readers also learn about experiencing the sports for themselves, whether as a hobby or as a new career"-- www.garethstevens.com...
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Raised in the extreme religious cult "the Children of God," Juliana Buhring was frequently punished for being a rebel and finally broke away. Her soul mate was an explorer seeking the source of unmapped rivers in Africa. When he was killed by a crocodile, her world went dark. To escape paralyzing grief, Buhring set herself a goal. Never having seriously ridden a bike, she set out to ride one around the world. Her timing required going "the wrong way,"...
4) Gold
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Cyclists Zoe and Kate are friends and athletic rivals for Olympic gold, while Kate and her husband Jack, also a world-class cyclist, must contend with the recurrence of their young daughter's leukemia.
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Plume
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[2020]
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"More than a century after they first entered the mainstream, bicycles and the culture around them are as accessible as ever-but for women, that progress has always been a struggle to achieve, and even now the culture remains overwhelmingly male. In Revolutions, author Hannah Ross highlights the stories of extraordinary women cyclists and all-female cycling groups over time and around the world, and demonstrates both the feminist power of cycling...
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Little Gestalten
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2020.
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"Alfonsina Strada (1891-1959) was known as the Pedal Queen. In 1924, she rode the prestigious Giro D'Italia race, the first and only woman in history to do so. She has become a symbol of struggle and resistance for women across the world. Her story began as a girl of ten who taught herself to ride a bike..."--Back of book.
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Pegasus Books
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2021.
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"[Annie Londonderry] captured the popular imagination with her daring 'round the world trip on two wheels. It was, declared The New York World in October of 1895, "the most extraordinary journey ever undertaken by a woman." But beyond the headlines, Londonderry was really Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, a young, Jewish mother of three small children, who climbed onto a 42-pound Columbia bicycle and pedaled away into history. Reportedly set in motion by a...