Shifting Gears
Coast to Coast on the Trans Am Bike Race
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
Meaghan Marie Hackinen’s follow-up to her award-nominated debut South Away charts her unforgettable, twenty-five-day journey on the Trans Am Bike Race: a coast-to-coast ride across the entire North American continent from Oregon to Virginia. Without the aid of a support crew, Hackinen must rely entirely on her wits, ingenuity and sheer determination to finish this extremely challenging feat. A sports story with a unique theme, Hackinen writes about the Trans Am Bike Race as a cultural whole, as she encounters consequences and unforeseen repercussions of an underground, unregulated athletic endeavour. Shifting Gears is another expertly-delivered travelogue and a thrilling glimpse into a world of athletes driven to impossible lengths.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
As she explains in this fascinating memoir, seeing life from behind the handlebars of her trusty bike gave Meaghan Marie Hackinen a brand-new view—not just of the world, but of herself. In 2017, the Canadian cyclist took part in the Trans Am Bike Race, a sprawling trek from Oregon to Virginia that takes weeks to complete. Pedalling alongside other cyclists from around the globe, Hackinen used the endurance test to examine her innermost thoughts and reactions. She details each day on the road, and the trek becomes a microcosm of pain and hardship, love and joy. We get to see Hackinen’s worldview change mile by mile, leading to major changes in her personal life. (She broke up with her boyfriend and quit her job soon after the race!) If you’ve ever thought about testing your own limits, go along for the ride in Shifting Gears.
