The midlife cyclist The road map for the +40 rider who wants to train hard, ride fast and stay healthy
Book - 2021
"Offers a standard road-map for the mature cyclist who aims to train, perform and even race at the highest possible level. Renowned cycling biomechanics pioneer, Phil Cavell, explores the growing trend of middle-aged and older cyclists seeking to achieve high-level performance. Using contributions from leading coaches, ex-professionals and pro-team doctors, he produces the ultimate manifesto for mature riders who want to stay healthy, avoid injury, and maximise their achievement levels. Time's arrow traditionally plots an incremental path into declining strength and speed for all of us. But we are different to every other generation of cyclists in human history. An ever-growing number of us are determined to scale the highest peak...s of elite physical fitness into middle-age and beyond. Can the emerging medical and scientific research help us achieve the holy triumvirate of speed and health with age? The Midlife Cyclist offers a gold standard road-map for the mature cyclist who aims to train, perform and even race at the highest possible level"--Publisher's description.
- Subjects
- Published
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London :
Bloomsbury Sport
2021.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 282 pages ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781472961389
- Prologue
- Introduction
- 1. The Ageing Cyclist - Growing Old Disgracefully
- 2. It Is About the Bike
- 3. Will I Die?
- 4. Midlife Performance - Too Late For Speed?
- 5. Bikes, Bike Fit and Biomechanics
- 6. Bike, What Bike?
- 7. Food for Sport
- 8. The Mindful Cyclist
- Epilogue
- Midlife Cyclists: Case Studies
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Index
- Author Biography