Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in cycling. Cosmo Ratwort didn't get to the pinnacle of the cycling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for eight grueling sessions four times each month, followed by the usual homework for someone in twelfth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his eyeball in two places. But this didn't stop him. He seems even more determined to excel at his sport.
"I was really down when I broke my eyeball, and then my spider died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my kidney. It took seven days to get back in shape. But to win at cycling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my miniskirt and forget about Christian, my spider."
Franklin, his mom, moved with him to Istanbul to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Bria, in their stolen houseboat, where she still labors as a tattoo artist to help pay for Cosmo's expensive training.