One Gear, No Breaks is Lori-Ann Muenzer’s exhilarating, straight-from-the heart and no-holds-barred message about motivation and discipline, about and what it means to believe in a dream. . . but mostly about believing in yourself.
n. 1 idiomatic phrase. Describes the track bicycle, a fixed gear machine evolved for speed, with no means for speed reduction. 2 describes the journey of the aspiring competitive cyclist. Ambition is limitless, so too is adversity.
n. 1 intense desire, often for food, sometimes for success. For competitive cyclists, a continual state. 2 (variant) a troubling condition. Victories take place, but the hunger remains unsatisfied. Appetite expands and increases the want.
n. & v. 1 (typ.) a person learning a trade. Material rewards are small. 2 a new cyclist. Goals are unrealistic. Pain is ever present. Material rewards are nonexistent. 3 ordinarily, cyclists under the age of eighteen. After adulthood, the human body is less able to ignore intense physical pain.
v. & n. 1 a gap created by cyclists that leave their competitors behind. 2 informal an unexpected stroke of good luck. 3 separate under strain, to fracture and fail, to fall apart. 4 changes in fortune, coming in groups of three (applies to 2 and 3).
n. informal. 1 in the sense of: (going off of the). Implied drowning is metaphor for self-destruction. Common result, for cyclists, of excessive training and work stress. 2 losing one’s sanity. 3 for riders, the act is frequently associated with inflexible, lofty ambition.
n. 1 story written by an ancient, blind and probably alcoholic storyteller. Plot involves a series of adventures, encompassing successes and disasters: similar to a cyclist’s career. 2 often confused with oddity. On cycling road trips, the two may become identical. 3 Related to: trips taken by popular musicians and politicians: miscues abound. A happy ending seldom results.
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A race or journey to success is made up of a series of defining moments.
At 38 years of age, Lori-Ann was the underdog in cycling at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
In a cycling career that spanned twenty years, Lori-Ann has seen it all. The glory of winning more than a dozen national titles, but there have been defeat and injuries too.
At any point in her cycling career, Lori-Ann could have decided the effort to continue competitive cycling was too much.
Instead of quitting, she raised the bar and decided to quality for the Olympic Games in Athens. And won gold!
Lori-Ann’s story of personal challenges, physical setbacks, and the unbelievable drive for success earned Lori-Ann Canada’s first ever Olympic Gold medal in cycling. And a permanent place in the history books.
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