BikeracerswereAmerica’smediadarlingslessthanacenturyago--dashing,eccentric,andveryrichdaredevils.Untilthe1920sbikeracesdrewlargercrowdsthanallotherAmericansportsevents,includingMajorLeagueBaseballgames.Prize-winningracerandjournalistPeterJoffreNyevividlyre-createsthisperiodofsportshistory,forgottenuntilnow,inHeartsofLions,atruestoryofcourage,daring,andoccasionallunacy.Revised,updated,andexpanded,thissecondeditionofHeartsofLionsisbasedoninterviewswithmorethanonethousandcyclistswhoseracingcareersspanfrom1908throughthe2016RioOlympics,alongwithinterviewswithtrainersandfamilymembers.IncludedarestoriesaboutJosephMagnani,theloneAmericanfromsouthernIllinoiswhorodeonthedustyroadsofEuropeinroadracing’sgoldeneraofthe1930sand1940s;LanceArmstrong,whoseriseinthemid-1990swaseclipsedinthedopingerathatstillcastsalongshadowoverthesport;KristinArmstrong,athree-timeOlympicgoldmedalistwhosetnewstandardsforwomenincycling;andEvelyn“Evie“Stevens,whochuckedaWallStreetcareerinhermid-twentiestocompeteintwoOlympicsandwinseveralworldchampionshipgoldmedals.HeartsofLionsisacolorful,exciting,classicworkontheartofbicycleracingover140yearsagainstabackdropofsocial,political,andtechnicalchanges.
