Wheels of Fortune

Wheels of Fortune is the hilariously frank account of a couple's year-long adventure cycling around all ten Canadian provinces, and twenty-six US states. Chris Fieldsend and Ties Benguedda rode over 14,000 miles (23,000km) through every landscape imaginable; from the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, through the tumbleweed deserts of the Southern states, to the wild coasts of the Atlantic provinces.

This book is packed full of stories about the remarkable hospitality and random acts of kindness the couple experienced, from the hundreds of wonderful people they met. It does not pull any punches, vividly portraying how the novice cycle-touring couple overcame numerous extreme weather events, tedious US visa bureaucracy, fervent dog chases and the populist politics of Brexit and Donald Trump.

All profits donated to World Bicycle Relief.

Auteur

Chris is a two-wheeled enthusiast who spends as much time as possible riding his bike long distances around the UK. He developed a fondness for mountain biking in the early 1990's, before trading knobbly tyres for skinny rubber and becoming a dedicated roadie.Chris loves a challenge and has raised thousands of pounds for charity by completing a stage of the Tour de France on a fixed gear bicycle, and riding 330 miles from London to Amsterdam in less than forty-eight hours. In 2016-2017, along with his girlfriend Ties, he went further afield, riding 14,320 miles (23,046 kilometres) around all ten Canadian provinces and twenty-six US states. When not riding his bike, Chris works as an independent consultant, advising organisations how to optimise their programme management and build data maturity. Chris and Ties live in Bristol, southwest England. The couple have grand plans for more bicycle-based adventures.