Cycling list 27

Following the Rhine gently upstream Rotterdam to Basel, a Cycle Tourist’s Guide

by Neil Forsyth
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2011

This guide takes the hard work out of planning a holiday cycling up the Rhine, 1100 km (700 miles) from Hook of Holland to Basle in Switzerland. The River Rhine runs from the Swiss Alps to the Dutch sea coast. The tour starts from the Rhine estuary in the Netherlands, twists around, under and over...

Dawdling by the Danube: With Journeys in Bavaria and Poland

by Edward Enfield
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2008

‘I had thought for some time that there must be something funny about Germany because, except for hard-drinking types at the Munich beer festival, I had never heard of anybody going there for a holiday. This was, in my view, the first of two advantages. There are travellers who, when abroad, are...

Cycles and Sandcastles

by Julia R May
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013

Running two hundred miles from Newcastle to Edinburgh, the Coast and Castles Cycle Route promised to be a journey through millennia of turbulent history and fabulous scenery. It proved to be more than just ruined castles and wild coastline. More industrial heritage, more rain, more cross dressing...

Lance

The Making of the World's Greatest Champion

by John Wilcockson
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009

Few people know exactly how lance Armstrong became such an amazing force in cycling. Now, in Lance, John Wilcockson draws on dozens of interviews with those who know Armstrong best, to trace his remarkable life, both on and off the bike. Family members-including his adoptive father, speaking...

Cyclosportive

Preparing For and Taking Part in Long Distance Cycling Challenges

by Chris Sidwells
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013

Cyclosportives, or long-distance cycle rides, are growing in popularity all over the world. From the Etape du Tour - where cyclists get to ride a stage of the Tour de France - to the Tour of Flanders or the Etape Caledonia in Scotland, these events are pulling big numbers and attracting a range of...

Letters to a Driving Nation: Exploring the Conflict between Drivers and Cyclists

by Bruce Butler
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2015

Why do some drivers get so annoyed by the mere presence of cyclists on their roads? Why do cyclists react the way they do? In Letters to a Driving Nation, the author – a cyclist - explores this ongoing conflict, by de-constructing real-life situations he’s experienced in his decades of...

Epic Bike Rides of the World

by Lonely Planet
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated hardback. From family-friendly, sightseeing urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Destinations range from France and Italy, for the world's...

Five Ancestors Out of the Ashes #2: Lion

by Jeff Stone
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013

Road bike racing rules in this action-packed adventure perfect for cycling fans, readers of the popular Five Ancestors series, and anyone who loves a fast-paced page-turner. Ryan Vanderhausen is psyched. After his mountain biking disaster, he discovers that his size and strength make him a...

Ventoux

by Bert Wagendorp
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019

“Wagendorp’s book manages to be funny, shrewd, and moving, with a complex structure that never feels cumbersome, and a finale so intense that you want to read it very slowly, almost one word at a time.” —The Guardian “A wonderful blend of humor, suspense, and poignancy, which will...

To Shake the Sleeping Self

A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret

by Jedidiah Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart.”—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled...

The Urban Biking Handbook: The DIY Guide to Building, Rebuilding, Tinkering with, and Repairing Your Bicycle for City Living

The DIY Guide to Building, Rebuilding, Tinkering with, and Repairing Your Bicycle for City Living

by Charles Haine
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011

Cyclists are everywhere, the cautionary bumper stickers tell you. More than ever before, bicycle culture is everywhere, too: from Portland, Oregon, to Portland, Maine, city planners are making big changes to city infrastructure for the increasing numbers of people who are leaving their cars at home...

The Bicycling Guide to Complete Bicycle Maintenance & Repair

For Road & Mountain Bikes

by Todd Downs, Editors of Bicycling Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010

The fully revised and updated sixth edition of the best-selling guide to bike maintenance from the world's leading authority on cycling Whether they own the latest model or a classic with thousands of miles on it, beginner and experienced cyclists alike need a guide that will help them get...

Bicycling for Fitness and Fun

by Edith Eveon Brown
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2011

This electronic book was developed to share my life story and show readers how easy it is to get and stay physically fit. As an overweight, non-active, forty-something person – I was too busy raising a family, working a 9 to 5 job, and lounging on my couch. After a health scare, I got off...

Bicycling Magazine's Nutrition for Peak Performance

Eat and Drink for Maximum Energy on the Road and Off

by Ed Pavelka
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2000