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The Midlife Cyclist
- The Road Map for the +40 Rider Who Wants to Train Hard, Ride Fast and Stay Healthy
- Narrated by: Phil Cavell
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Bloomsbury presents The Midlife Cyclist written and read by Phil Cavell.
'I am blown away by the level of detail Phil Cavell brings to his work.' – Elinor Barker MBE, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medallist
'The Midlife Cyclist is a triumph' – Cycling Plus
'An amazing accomplishment... a simple-to-understand précis of your midlife as a cyclist – you won't want to put it down.' – Phil Liggett, TV cycling commentator
'Phil is eminently qualified to write The Midlife Cyclist. Well, he is certainly old enough.' – Fabian Cancellara, Tour de France rider and two-time Olympic champion
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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 peaks 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.
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- keith richards
- 2022-04-17
Every 40+ cyclist AND their coaches should read this!
I am an avid rider and racer for the past 30’ years. Now that I’m 60, there is no doubt that things are changing - and it’s a bit tough to swallow some of the declines in speed, recovery and overall quality of fitness. Çavells book gives practical advice on every aspect of cycling for the aging athlete and serious cycling enthusiast. This book is comprehensive - it covers every from adapting and strengthening ourselves through inevitably natural bodily changes to nutrition to bike fit and so much more.
Ive read everything out there - listen to numerous podcasts (I found out about this book through one of them- Cycling in Alignment)- as an almost overly informed cyclist-
I’m almost skeptical that I’ll learn much more on the subject. But this book covers the subject of aging for serious cyclists like no other source I’ve come across. I honestly wish all cycling coaches would read this to understand the difference when advising their aging clients.
Simply put: an outstanding book with excellent narration by the author- highly recommended.
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- Jeff Surtees
- 2023-10-05
Excellent
Great even if you aren’t a competitive cyclist in a structured training program. Really enjoyed it.
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