Cycling for Sport: Mountain Bikes, Free Riding and Sportive Races: The Ultimate Visual Guide to Moving Up a Gear: The Challenges of Off-Road and On-Road Cycling in over 230 Step-by-Step Photographs - Couverture souple
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This title deals with mountain bikes, free riding and sportive races. This is the ultimate visual guide to moving up a gear: the challenges of off-road and on-road cycling in over 230 step-by-step photographs. This is an informative guide to training and taking part in sportive rides and mountain bike events, offering expert advice for cyclists who want the challenge of speed and competition. Full of practical information on the preparation needed to build up to basic fitness, it provides professional tips on choosing a bike, equipment and the training programmes that ensure success. This is a guide to the thrills and spills of trail riding, racing and multi-day events, and to the world's most inspirational sportive and mountain bike venues, their routes and the pitfalls. More than 230 photographs inform and inspire. The great sportives of the world such as Cape Argus, Gran Fondo Gimondi and Milan - San Remo are outlined in detail - the difficulties of the rides and the tactics that will help you win. Sportive events are the equivalent of marathon running, in which cyclists are involved in a personal fight to ride long distances. Mountain biking can be fast and furious, although always fun. There are many variations, from trail riding and four-cross to slalom and dirt-jump riding. More than 230 evocative photographs illustrate the bikes and equipment, the skills, the great races and training techniques. This volume is the essential guide for any cyclist who wants take their performance to the next level on a sportive or mountain bike.
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Edward Pickering is an experienced racing, sportive, leisure and commuting cyclist and journalist who works for Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport magazines. He has written for various cycling publications, including the Lance Armstrong souvenir magazine, and for the New York Times. He specializes in the coverage of international road racing, and has reported on eight Tours de France, and most of the other major races. He has cycled and raced on three continents.
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Cycling for Sport : The Ultimate Visual Guide to Moving up a Gear: the Challenges of off-Road and on-road Cycling in over 200 Step-by-step Photographs
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Anness Publishing, 2012
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ISBN 13 : 9781780190167
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Cycling for Sport: The ultimate visual guide to moving up a gear: the challenges of off-road and on-road cycling in over 200 step-by-step photographs
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Cycling for Sport (Paperback)
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Anness Publishing, London, 2012
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ISBN 13 : 9781780190167
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Sportive events are the equivalent of marathon running, in which cyclists are involved in a personal fight to ride long distances. Mountain biking can be fast and furious, although always fun. There are many variations of this sport, from trail riding and four-cross to slalom and dirt-jump riding. This volume is the essential guide for any cyclist who wants to improve their performance on a sportive or mountain bike. Including sections on the most suitable cycle for either discipline, the clothing you will need, setting goals, what to expect, the types of events, the strategies, and how to beef up your fitness to prepare for them, the book helps you get started at whatever level you feel comfortable. The great sportives of the world, including Cape Argus and Gran Fondo Gimondi as well as great races such as Milan San Remo, are outlined in detail, with the routes, the pitfalls and the tactics that win. The many different disciplines of mountain biking are explained. After choosing the right bike, the clothing and equipment, the book teaches all the skills such as dealing with mud and rocks, choosing a line, descending, climbing and downhill racing. There is information on well-known mountain bike rides around the world, such as Moab, Utah, US, or the South Downs Way, UK, with tips about the distances involved, the difficulty of the ride, the climb, and the surfaces that have to be traversed. More than 200 evocative photographs illustrate the bikes and equipment, the techniques, the great races and training techniques. This volume is the essential guide for any cycist who wants to take their performance to the next level on a sportive or mountain bike. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781780190167
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Cycling for Sport (Paperback)
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ISBN 13 : 9781780190167
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Sportive events are the equivalent of marathon running, in which cyclists are involved in a personal fight to ride long distances. Mountain biking can be fast and furious, although always fun. There are many variations of this sport, from trail riding and four-cross to slalom and dirt-jump riding. This volume is the essential guide for any cyclist who wants to improve their performance on a sportive or mountain bike. Including sections on the most suitable cycle for either discipline, the clothing you will need, setting goals, what to expect, the types of events, the strategies, and how to beef up your fitness to prepare for them, the book helps you get started at whatever level you feel comfortable. The great sportives of the world, including Cape Argus and Gran Fondo Gimondi as well as great races such as Milan San Remo, are outlined in detail, with the routes, the pitfalls and the tactics that win. The many different disciplines of mountain biking are explained. After choosing the right bike, the clothing and equipment, the book teaches all the skills such as dealing with mud and rocks, choosing a line, descending, climbing and downhill racing. There is information on well-known mountain bike rides around the world, such as Moab, Utah, US, or the South Downs Way, UK, with tips about the distances involved, the difficulty of the ride, the climb, and the surfaces that have to be traversed. More than 200 evocative photographs illustrate the bikes and equipment, the techniques, the great races and training techniques. This volume is the essential guide for any cycist who wants to take their performance to the next level on a sportive or mountain bike. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781780190167
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ISBN 13 : 9781780190167
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Sportive events are the equivalent of marathon running, in which cyclists are involved in a personal fight to ride long distances. Mountain biking can be fast and furious, although always fun. There are many variations of this sport, from trail riding and four-cross to slalom and dirt-jump riding. This volume is the essential guide for any cyclist who wants to improve their performance on a sportive or mountain bike. Including sections on the most suitable cycle for either discipline, the clothing you will need, setting goals, what to expect, the types of events, the strategies, and how to beef up your fitness to prepare for them, the book helps you get started at whatever level you feel comfortable. The great sportives of the world, including Cape Argus and Gran Fondo Gimondi as well as great races such as Milan San Remo, are outlined in detail, with the routes, the pitfalls and the tactics that win. The many different disciplines of mountain biking are explained. After choosing the right bike, the clothing and equipment, the book teaches all the skills such as dealing with mud and rocks, choosing a line, descending, climbing and downhill racing. There is information on well-known mountain bike rides around the world, such as Moab, Utah, US, or the South Downs Way, UK, with tips about the distances involved, the difficulty of the ride, the climb, and the surfaces that have to be traversed. More than 200 evocative photographs illustrate the bikes and equipment, the techniques, the great races and training techniques. This volume is the essential guide for any cycist who wants to take their performance to the next level on a sportive or mountain bike. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781780190167
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