EUGENE, Ore. (BRAIN) — John Rezell, former editor of VeloNews and current special projects manager for Bike Friday, will release three ebooks on Monday.
Two of the books chronicle Rezell's years covering bicycle racing in the U.S. from 1989-2000.
"A More Simple Time: How Cycling Saved My Soul" focuses on the quest of U.S.-based racers from 1989-1996 as they prepared for the Atlanta Olympic Games.
"Taken for a Ride: Chasing a Young Lance Armstrong" chronicles Rezell's relationship with Armstrong from 1992-2000. Rezell worked as a freelancer for The Austin American-Statesman during that time and was one of just three journalists who interviewed Armstrong during his chemotherapy treatments in 1996.
"Those two books are a celebration of the individuals who made cycling what it was in America back in the '90s, a time I look upon as the golden age," Rezell said. "So many of the established riders from the Los Angeles Olympics were handing the torch to the new generation who would take Europe by storm. The books are as much about journalism and covering a sport like cycling as they are about the unique individuals who make the sport special."
A third book is about his family's adventure in 2005, when they spent 85 days living in a popup tent camper exploring the American West in search of their next home. They ended up in Eugene, Oregon.
All three books are available for pre-orders at Amazon.com, iTunes, and BarnesandNoble.com. You can learn more on Rezell's website, ConquerMountains.com
