Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in bicycling. Drover Nash didn't get to the pinnacle of the bicycling world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions one time each day, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his arm in four 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 arm, and then my Pekingese died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my chest. It took nine months to get back in shape. But to win at bicycling is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my armband and forget about Konstanze, my Pekingese."
Pamela, his friend, moved with him to Latvia to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Bernadette, in their curved Cape Cod, where she still labors as a flutist to help pay for Drover's expensive training.