Research Catalog

Title

A purpose ridden / Ryan Correy.

Author

Correy, Ryan

Publication

Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books, 2015.

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Description

xiv, 479 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

In the summer of 1996, a father and his 13-year-old son embarked on a 3400 km bicycle tour across Canada. Affectionately known as "Manhood Training," this unique bonding experience became the inspiration for Ryan Correy to break away from convention and turn a passion for cycling into his purpose in life. A Purpose Ridden is an honest and often obsessive first-hand account of becoming one of Canada's most respected adventure cyclists. Ryan shares in great detail the sponsorship woes, the evolution of his ego, an admiration for flawed role model Lance Armstrong, the many accolades earned, family tragedy and, of course, the evolving relationship with his father, their fights, and friendships lost along the way. The path less travelled begins with a paternal taunt: "We're close enough to home. If you want, we can call your mother to come and pick you up now."

Subject

• Bicycling
• Correy, Ryan
• Cycling
• Cyclists > Canada > Biography
• Extreme sports

Genre/Form

Biographies

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic format.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Prologue -- pt. 1. Manhood Training -- pt. 2. Longest road -- pt. 3. This mountain of mine.

ISBN

• 9781771600644 (pbk.)
• 1771600640 (pbk.)

OCLC

903769439

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library