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PublisherVeloPress
ISBN-101934030813
ISBN-139781934030813
eBay Product ID (ePID)109026912
Product Key Features
Book TitleArgyle Armada : Behind the Scenes of the Pro Cycling Life
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCycling, General
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorMark Johnson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight32.1 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width11.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-000696
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"A happy medium between writing and photography…An insightful journey." - BikeRumor.com "Mark Johnson has done a great job portraying an unrestricted view of the inner workings of the annual traveling circus that is pro cycling. Inspirational photography paired with an uncanny recollection of anecdotes makes Argyle Armada a must read." - Peter Stetina, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda " Argyle Armada brings back a lot of emotion of a long season. It's amazing to see what a full year looks like in photos. There are always more races than I remember. Argyle Armada is a great keepsake from a great year." - Christian Vande Velde, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda "Johnson is a fine writer.... secondly, he is a truly excellent photographer in both technical and observational senses. The illustrative part of this volume is finely judged and highly entertaining. The relevance and timeliness of the book almost defies comprehension; rare indeed is a volume of this breadth and depth that arrives so soon after the period of time it depicts. Most cycle racing books tend to arrive displaced by at least a season or two, so both Johnson and VeloPress are to be congratulated on a job very well done." - TheWashingMachinePost.net " Argyle Armada is not so much a romp through Garmin-Cervelo's 2011 Tour as it is metaphor for a physical culture on the cusp. Mark Johnson's words and images chronicle how a young upstart group uses commercial and strategic panache to announce the final arrival of les cyclistes américains. Found within the text are answers to why professional cycling has flourished on the Continent for 150 years but, until recently, found little purchase in domestic sports media and fandom. Johnson rides inside the left ventricle of the team for a full year and the reader is rewarded with a raw and visceral look at how professional cycling is adapting to post-millennium strategies. [ Argyle Armada is] a smart book written and photographed by a smart guy." - Scott Tinley " Argyle Armada tells its story through words and pictures. Most of the photographs are illustrative: you can flick through it as a coffee-table photo album and a few of the pictures will jump out at you and make you pause. But as you work through the text, you realise that the images are really there to add depth to what Johnson is saying. The words and images work together synergistically…As well as painting pictures with light and shade, Johnson who has a Ph.D. in English literature from Boston University also paints pictures with words. While [the team is] the lens through which Johnson looked at the 2011 cycling season, the book isn't really about them. It is, as its subtitle claims, a behind-the-scenes look at the pro-cycling life…The business of pro cycling filters throughout Argyle Armada and is, for me, something that makes Argyle Armada an important book for all who are curious about what is going on behind the scenes in cycling. [ Argyle Armada is] a look at the sport itself, through moments in one team's season. "Whether you're a fan of the little team that could and, in 2011, did or you just want to understand the politics that are reshaping our sport, Johnson's is a book you really should read." - Cyclismas, "A happy medium between writing and photography…An insightful journey." - BikeRumor.com "Mark Johnson has done a great job portraying an unrestricted view of the inner workings of the annual traveling circus that is pro cycling. Inspirational photography paired with an uncanny recollection of anecdotes makes Argyle Armada a must read." - Peter Stetina, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda " Argyle Armada brings back a lot of emotion of a long season. It's amazing to see what a full year looks like in photos… Argyle Armada is a great keepsake from a great year." - Christian Vande Velde, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda "With vivid photos of the racers and support crew, Johnson weaves a narrative of physical pressures and business stresses…Johnson takes full advantage of his special access." - American Society of Media Photographers "Johnson is a fine writer.... secondly, he is a truly excellent photographer in both technical and observational senses. The illustrative part of this volume is finely judged and highly entertaining." - TheWashingMachinePost.net "Johnson rides inside the left ventricle of the team for a full year and the reader is rewarded with a raw and visceral look at how professional cycling is adapting to post-millennium strategies. [ Argyle Armada is] a smart book written and photographed by a smart guy." - Scott Tinley, teacher, author, and former professional triathlete " Argyle Armada [is] an important book for all who are curious about what is going on behind the scenes in cycling. It's a look at the sport itself, through moments in one team's season." - Cyclismas "Mark Johnson is unique. It's not often that someone is not only a great writer, but is also a great photographer." - Competitor Radio, "Johnson was there, as he puts it, "like a jellyfish" to record a chapter in the life of one of the quirkiest teams in cycling." -- Bicycling magazine "A happy medium between writing and photography...An insightful journey." -- BikeRumor.com "From pre-season presentations through the Classics, Grand Tours and beyond, Johnson goes behind the scenes, beautifully documenting the ups, downs and sideways moments of Slipstream Sports' 2011 season." -- Paved magazine "Mark Johnson has done a great job portraying an unrestricted view of the inner workings of the annual traveling circus that is pro cycling. Inspirational photography paired with an uncanny recollection of anecdotes makes Argyle Armada a must read." -- Peter Stetina, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda " Argyle Armada brings back a lot of emotion of a long season. It's amazing to see what a full year looks like in photos... Argyle Armada is a great keepsake from a great year." -- Christian Vande Velde, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda "With vivid photos of the racers and support crew, Johnson weaves a narrative of physical pressures and business stresses...Johnson takes full advantage of his special access." -- American Society of Media Photographers "Johnson is a fine writer.... secondly, he is a truly excellent photographer in both technical and observational senses. The illustrative part of this volume is finely judged and highly entertaining." -- TheWashingMachinePost.net "Johnson rides inside the left ventricle of the team for a full year and the reader is rewarded with a raw and visceral look at how professional cycling is adapting to post-millennium strategies. [ Argyle Armada is] a smart book written and photographed by a smart guy." -- Scott Tinley, teacher, author, and former professional triathlete " Argyle Armada [is] an important book for all who are curious about what is going on behind the scenes in cycling. It's a look at the sport itself, through moments in one team's season." -- Cyclismas "Mark Johnson is unique. It's not often that someone is not only a great writer, but is also a great photographer." -- Competitor Radio, "Johnson was there, as he puts it, "like a jellyfish" to record a chapter in the life of one of the quirkiest teams in cycling." - Bicycling magazine "A happy medium between writing and photography…An insightful journey." - BikeRumor.com "From pre-season presentations through the Classics, Grand Tours and beyond, Johnson goes behind the scenes, beautifully documenting the ups, downs and sideways moments of Slipstream Sports' 2011 season." - Paved magazine "Mark Johnson has done a great job portraying an unrestricted view of the inner workings of the annual traveling circus that is pro cycling. Inspirational photography paired with an uncanny recollection of anecdotes makes Argyle Armada a must read." - Peter Stetina, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda " Argyle Armada brings back a lot of emotion of a long season. It's amazing to see what a full year looks like in photos… Argyle Armada is a great keepsake from a great year." - Christian Vande Velde, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda "With vivid photos of the racers and support crew, Johnson weaves a narrative of physical pressures and business stresses…Johnson takes full advantage of his special access." - American Society of Media Photographers "Johnson is a fine writer.... secondly, he is a truly excellent photographer in both technical and observational senses. The illustrative part of this volume is finely judged and highly entertaining." - TheWashingMachinePost.net "Johnson rides inside the left ventricle of the team for a full year and the reader is rewarded with a raw and visceral look at how professional cycling is adapting to post-millennium strategies. [ Argyle Armada is] a smart book written and photographed by a smart guy." - Scott Tinley, teacher, author, and former professional triathlete " Argyle Armada [is] an important book for all who are curious about what is going on behind the scenes in cycling. It's a look at the sport itself, through moments in one team's season." - Cyclismas "Mark Johnson is unique. It's not often that someone is not only a great writer, but is also a great photographer." - Competitor Radio, "A happy medium between writing and photography…An insightful journey." - BikeRumor.com "Mark Johnson has done a great job portraying an unrestricted view of the inner workings of the annual traveling circus that is pro cycling. Inspirational photography paired with an uncanny recollection of anecdotes makes Argyle Armada a must read." - Peter Stetina, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda " Argyle Armada brings back a lot of emotion of a long season. It's amazing to see what a full year looks like in photos. There are always more races than I remember. Argyle Armada is a great keepsake from a great year." - Christian Vande Velde, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Barracuda "By and large the illustrative part of this volume is finely judged and highly entertaining." - TheWashingMachinePost.net " Argyle Armada is not so much a romp through Garmin-Cervelo's 2011 Tour as it is metaphor for a physical culture on the cusp. Mark Johnson's words and images chronicle how a young upstart group uses commercial and strategic panache to announce the final arrival of les cyclistes américains. Found within the text are answers to why professional cycling has flourished on the Continent for 150 years but, until recently, found little purchase in domestic sports media and fandom. Johnson rides inside the left ventricle of the team for a full year and the reader is rewarded with a raw and visceral look at how professional cycling is adapting to post-millennium strategies. [ Argyle Armada is] a smart book written and photographed by a smart guy." - Scott Tinley
Dewey Decimal796.62
SynopsisFrom 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-Cervélo for its entire 2011 season, writer-photographer Mark Johnson brilliantly chronicles the team's most intimate personal dramas and its 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-Cervélo 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 ProTour points, money, respect, and fame. With all-access insight and spectacular color images, Argyle Armada offers an unprecedented look inside a team battling for the future of professional cycling., 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-Cerv lo for its entire 2011 season, writer-photographer Mark Johnson brilliantly chronicles the team's most intimate personal dramas and its 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-Cerv lo 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 ProTour points, money, respect, and fame. With all-access insight and spectacular color images, Argyle Armada offers an unprecedented look inside a team battling for the future of professional cycling., 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 and 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 ProTour points, money, respect, and fame. With all-access insight and spectacular colour images, "Argyle Armada" offers an unprecedented look inside a team battling for the future of professional cycling.
LC Classification NumberGV1049
