One Million Pedal Strokes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook One Million Pedal Strokes write by Ellen Wolcott. This book was released on 2015-01-15. One Million Pedal Strokes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Race Across America (RAAM) is a nonstop, 3,000-mile bicycle race with a twelve-day limit. The race course traverses deserts and mountains in all kinds of conditions including extreme temperatures, wind, rain, and fog. Racers typically sleep less than four hours per day. The Race Across America is the toughest ultracycling race in the world. It requires physical and mental toughness, but also organization, planning, and an efficient, dedicated, well-trained crew. "One Million Pedal Strokes" tells the story of how rookie Keith Wolcott completed RAAM in 2014, with his wife Ellen as his crew chief. It gives racer, crew chief, and crew perspectives of the race. It contains details about planning and details about decisions that must be made, with sections on potential problems, strategy, training, the mental aspect, a goal pace, crew training, nutrition, clothing, equipment, and recovery---all aimed to be useful for prospective RAAM racers.
Into the Suffersphere
Into the Suffersphere - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Into the Suffersphere write by Jon Malnick. This book was released on 2016-08-31. Into the Suffersphere available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. According to the website of The Velominati, the self-professed Keepers of the Cog, the optimal number of bikes owned is n + 1, where n is the number of bikes owned. But there's also an important corollary, s-1, where s is the number of bikes that will cause your wife or partner to leave you.' Into the Suffersphere: Cycling and the Art of Pain is a brilliantly witty account of one former racer's exploration of whether cycling is the one sport that pushes its participants to the very limits of human endurance, and delves painfully into the role that physical and mental suffering can play in this elite endurance sport. Drawing together sporting history and pro-cycling interviews, and investigating current medical, business and psychological theories, this is the story of the extraordinary lengths to which minds and bodies can be pushed. Peppered with recollections from the author's own racing experiences and offering a fascinating insight into the unique allure of pain in a sporting context, Into the Suffersphere explores a side of cycling that you would never have dreamed of - not even in your worst nightmare. An essential read for all MAMILs (middle-aged men in Lycra) and fans of sports writing and smart thinking.
Hell on Two Wheels
Hell on Two Wheels - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hell on Two Wheels write by Amy Snyder. This book was released on 2011-06. Hell on Two Wheels available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Contestants have died, been maimed, and spiraled down into the nightmarish realm of madness. Half of them don't finish--in fact, only 200 racers have ever made it to the end. "Outside" magazine calls it "the toughest test of endurance in the world." RAAM (the Race Across America) is a bicycle race like no other. This epic race is the most brutal organized sporting event you've never heard of and one of the best-kept secrets in the sports world. Author Amy Snyder follows a handful of athletes before, during, and after the 2009 event, the closest and most controversial in history. "Hell on Two Wheels" is a thrilling and remarkably detailed account of their ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies. By experiencing the race from the perspective of the racers themselves, "Hell on Two Wheels" breaks new ground in helping us appreciate how such a grueling effort can be so cleansing and self-revelatory. This is more than just a race; it's a monster, a crucible, an unforgettable allegory about the human experience of pain and joy and self-discovery.
We Might as Well Win
We Might as Well Win - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook We Might as Well Win write by Johan Bruyneel. This book was released on 2008. We Might as Well Win available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the first time, go behind the scenes and inside the mind of Johan Bruyneel, the most successful team director in cycling history and the strategist, confidant, motivator, and coach behind Lance Armstrong's amazing success.
Training for Cycling
Training for Cycling - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Training for Cycling write by Davis Phinney. This book was released on 1992. Training for Cycling available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A compelling, insightful, and informative training handbook for cyclists of all abilities.
