
Gironimo!
Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
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Narrated by:
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Gildart Jackson
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By:
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Tim Moore
The 1914 Giro d'Italia was the most difficult bike race in history; 81 riders started and only eight finished. NowTim Moore is going to attempt it himself, and he's committed to total authenticity.
Twelve years after Tim Moore toiled around the route of the Tour de France, he senses his achievement being undermined by the truth about "Horrid Lance". His rash response is to take on a fearsome challenge from an age of untarnished heroes: the notorious 1914 Giro d'Italia. History's most appalling bike race was an ordeal of 400-kilometer stages filled with cataclysmic storms, roads strewn with nails, and even the loss of an eye by one competitor - and it was all on a diet of raw eggs and red wine.
Of the 81 riders who rolled out of Milan, only eight made it back. To truly capture the essence of what these riders endured a century ago, Tim acquires the ruined husk of a gearless, wooden-wheeled 1914 road bike, some maps, and an alarming period outfit topped off with a pair of blue-lensed welding goggles. As Moore rides up and over the Alps and then down to the Adriatic (with only wine corks for brakes), Gironimo! is an adventure that is by turns bold, beautiful, and madly inspiring.
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if you ride bikes, read this book!!
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I caught myself laughing out loud at the experiences he encountered and gasped in awe when I learned how long and difficult this race actually was.
Another really cool part about this book was that, I felt like Moore was able to create a map in my mind with his visual story telling. Bringing me with him to every Italian village!
F*cking Love!!!
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If you could sum up Gironimo! in three words, what would they be?
one long rideWould you be willing to try another book from Tim Moore? Why or why not?
Maybe - I still want to know why on earth he decided to go on that ride.Which scene was your favorite?
The very last one - he's finally back, badly decayed bike and all. I hope he burned those clothes. Finally someone who understood what on earth he was doing was there to appreciate it.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Heavens no - what a beating that would have been.Any additional comments?
Where was his family all during this ride? Really - only his parents came to see him along the way? Something tells me his wife was back home wondering why on earth he was doing this ride too.Really? Are you still on that bike?
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Great Story, Extremely well written
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Excellent.
Fantastic, Funny, and Surprisingly Moving
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Bill Bryson with a bike
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Even Better a Year Later
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, but to select friends, namely cycling enthusiastsHow would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Mr. Moore tries to bring the 1914 riders into his contemporary experience using every trick he can think of, but he doesn't quite pull it off. Additional energy might have been put into that aspect.Which character – as performed by Gildart Jackson – was your favorite?
There is really only one character - the authorDid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Tim Moore's writing is very funny. Humor pervades the entire book. His humor is very English, so some of it is lost on American readers, but not too much.Makes Me Tired Just Listening To It
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Great Fun and a Bike Adventure
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Whether describing his own travails, or that of the riders from 1914, Moore's book is one of endless and unrelenting witticisms ... or, in imitation of the author, "a drudgery of drollery, if you will."
That the book wasn't what I had expected, or wanted, is not a fair way of judging it. Those interested in a comedic travelogue or---again, as the author might say---a farcical frolic of middle-aged frustration and futility, might find the book well worth their time. The historical bits, like everything else, are there, it seems, for the jokes that can be wrung from them.
I suppose I should have taken the title more seriously ...
A long slog of punisihing whimsy
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