Tenacious

Written with Benjamin Hovey, a former American's Cup yachtsman who's also an epileptic, the 216-page book includes 12 easy-to-read chapters. The volume recounts Marion's early years on the bike as a college student at the University of Maryland to her eventual disappointment in not qualifying for her fourth Summer Olympics in 2004.

Along the way, Clignet provides the reader with an interesting tale of life in the peloton of women's cycling and in the even smaller niche of women's track cycling. It details her battle with weight, epilepsy and her fierce track competitions against Longo, the winningest cyclist — male or female — in history. The book also provides an insight into a woman torn between two countries, and it honestly portrays her insecurities and her opinions about those in cycling she believes did her wrong. All proceeds benefit epilepsy research.

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