From winter training camp on the cobbled lanes of medieval Girona Spain to hard-earned stage victories in July's Tour de France to flesh-shredding crashes at the Tour of Spain in September Argyle Armada: Behind the Scenes of the Pro Cycling Life delivers an unprecedented look at America's most celebrated cycling team. Embedded with Garmin-Cervelo for its entire 2011 season writer-photographer Mark Johnson brilliantly chronicles the team's most intimate personal dramas & public celebrations. More than a book about racing Argyle Armada is a portrait of life as a member of a pro cycling team during a time of painful transition for the sport. Johnson unveils the dramatic forces that Garmin-Cervelo must navigate as team founder Jonathan Vaughters tries to push forward his vision of a reformed sport. Along the way countless difficult decisions must be made to keep the team competitive in the chase for Pro Tour points money respect & fame. With all-access insight & spectacular colour images Argyle Armada offers an unprecedented look inside a team battling for the future of professional cycling. Mark Johnson has covered cycling as a writer & photographer for national & international publications since the 1980s. His work has been published in cycling titles including Velo News in the United States Cycling Weekly in the UK & Velo in France. A category 2 road cyclist Mark has also bicycled across the United States twice & completed an Ironman triathlon. He has a Ph D in English literature from Boston University. Key
Features: Hardcover version. 224 pages. Publisher- Velo Press (15 March 2012)