Total Road Cycling: Everything You Need to Know to Build Your Skills, Confidence and Fitness - Hardcover

Plus, Cycling

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780976550 ISBN 13: 9781780976556

Publisher: Carlton, 2016

Synopsis

Cycling has never been more popular, whether as a pro-level sport on TV, as a way of commuting on city streets, or as a massive participation sport involving millions of dedicated road riders. This extensive and authoritative book is aimed at the legions of weekend heroes who inhabit the world of road riding, from those entering their first charity event to seasoned riders looking to improve their performance. Everything that these riders need to know is here, in one comprehensive volume.

Total Road Cycling starts by looking at choosing the right kit from buying a bike to deciding on the right clothes and accessories. It then looks at how best to train for the rigours of the open road by getting your bike-specific fitness up to scratch. But riding a bike is much more than just pedalling hard, so next come the essential skills necessary for efficient speed, including climbing, cornering, and descending. Road riding also has its own tactics and this volume shows you the strategies that will keep you at the front of the pack. You won’t get far if you don’t eat the right food, so next comes a section on fuelling for rides.

Illustrated throughout with annotated photographs and step-by-step artworks and images, this is the only book any road rider will ever need.

About this title

About the Authors

We are Carlton Publishing – the leading International publisher based in London. We publish beautifully illustrated books for adults and children, and specialise in popular topics such as entertainment, history, sport, arts, lifestyle, puzzles and pastimes.

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Carlton Publishing Group’s imprints are: Carlton Books, Carlton Kids, Andre Deutsch, Goodman, and Prion.

Cycling Plus is the UK’s biggest-selling cycling magazine and is a highly respected source of up-to-theminute information and advice on all aspects of road cycling. The wealth of expertise the magazine can bring to the book makes it a unique brand that’s at the centre of a popular trend.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carlton
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780976550
• ISBN 13: 9781780976556
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192