Cycling category: 1003 books
Vedrai che uno arriverà
Il ciclismo fra inferni e paradisi
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Mancavano quattro giorni alla Roubaix.
«Le strade su al Nord sono un disastro. Se il brutto tempo continua, sarà dura. Potrebbe non arrivare neanche un corridore». «Ma no, vedrai che uno arriverà».
Il ciclismo raccontato attraverso i luoghi resi immortali dai campioni e dalle loro imprese: dalla...
Cycle Touring in Spain
8 multi-day routes throughout Spain
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
With an agreeable climate, Western Europe's greatest wilderness areas, unmatched flora and fauna, and a history stretching back beyond civilisation, Spain, with its friendly people and readily available accommodation, makes an outstanding destination for the cycle tourist. This guide contains the...
by Lexie Williamson
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Yoga is fast becoming an essential performance tool for road cyclists keen to improve flexibility, core strength, balance, breathing efficiency and mental focus. Most cyclists want to ride harder for longer but the unnatural slouched posture and repetitive nature of riding takes its toll on the body....
Tour de Oz
The extraordinary story of the first bicycle race around Australia
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Four years before the inaugural Tour de France, four cyclists known as 'Overlanders' set out on a race around Australia.
On 24 November 1896 a wiry and wily bushman named Arthur Richardson left Coolgardie for Adelaide by bicycle. Carrying only a small kit and a water-bag, he followed the telegraph...
The No-Drop Zone
Everything You Need to Know about the Peloton, Your Gear, and Riding Strong
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2011
The No-Drop Zone contains all the information necessary for new cyclists to gain the knowledge and skills to take them from buying their first bicycle to starting their first race. Cyclists learn how to handle the bike, perform minor maintenance, select clothing and accessories, join clubs, and find...
by Tom Jeffries, Ian Thewlis
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
For those new to BMX racing or improving their racing performance, BMX Racing provides a practical and comprehensive resource for this exciting sport. It guides the reader through all stages and levels of racing, from beginner and club to professional level. The book includes material on: Clothing...
by Alessandro Troiani
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 29, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 29, 2015
La tragedia devastante e drammatica è in agguato.
La morte improvvisa del nostro campione sportivo o "eroe" è un dramma che
non vorremmo accettare mai e quando accade si porta via anche una parte di noi,
del nostro io bambino, a cui hanno tolto in modo devastante il suo giocattolo
preferito.
Peggio.
Hanno...
Una dura carrera
Por los entresijos del ciclismo, a rueda de un ciclista profesional
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Una dura carrera. Por los entresijos del ciclismo, a rueda de un ciclista profesional, es uno de los mejores libros nunca escritos sobre la vida de un ciclista profesional. Por primera vez, la obra de Paul Kimmage en castellano.
Un clásico de 1990 nunca traducido al castellano hasta ahora, que viene...
La rueda de la mentira
La caída de Lance Armstrong
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 26, 2017
La biografía más completa de Lance Armstrong, escrita por Juliet Macur, periodista del New York Times. El relato definitivo del espectacular ascenso y caída de Lance Armstrong.
En junio de 2013, cuando Lance Armstrong abandona su palaciega residencia en Texas, acosado por multimillonarias demandas...
El Afilador Vol. 1
Artículos y crónicas ciclistas de gran fondo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Este libro recopilatorio de narraciones ciclistas pretende ofrecer textos de calidad redactados cada año por periodistas, escritores/as, deportistas que si tienen algo en común, es su pasión por el ciclismo y las letras.
En este primer volumen, encontraremos al periodista Jesús Gómez Peña...
by
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
This comprehensive, novel and exciting interdisciplinary collection brings together leading international authorities from the history of sport, social history, art history, film history, design history, cultural studies and related fields to explore the ways in which visual culture has shaped, and...
Weight Training for Cyclists
A Total Body Program for Power and Endurance
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
In addition to the powerful quads and chiseled calves they're known for, cyclists need strong core muscles and solid upper-body strength to use their power efficiently. Weight Training for Cyclists is the only book available that shows cyclists how they can get stronger to ride stronger.
This...
by R. R. Maassen
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
After a lifetime of odd jobs and pseudo-careers, it occurs to me I may never find my calling; my destined occupation. So far, my life has been more about discovering the things I don’t want to do for a living. One positive outcome of such a varied life is a corresponding wealth of stories and anecdotes...
Reinventing the Wheel
The Science of Creating Lifetime Customers
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
When Chris Zane bought his bicycle shop at age 16, his business struggled until he discovered the secret that catapulted his store into one of the largest in the country. His secret? Provide unbelievable, over the top, excessively generous customer service.Chris Zane isn’t a management consultant or...