Bicycle Racing & Training Books

This page last updated on 3/17/07


These titles cover the sport of bicycle racing. Some focus on professional cycling, while others offer training programs & tips for amateur bicycle racers. We recommend Race Across America (written by Michael Shermer, participant and event co-founder), No Brakes! (covers track racing), and anything written by Samuel Abt.

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         Item #: B2568
TITLE: A Gear Higher
Author(s): Keith Code & David Gordon
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      The bicycle racer's handbook of techniques.
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         Item #: B1058
TITLE: A Guide to Cycling Injuries
Author(s): Dr. Domhnall MacAuley
Pages: 128 6" x 8.5" pages, 80 illustrations
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      This reference guide is aimed at racers, but is useful for all serious cyclists.
      Covers:
      * Spot first aid
      * Training while recovering
      * Nutrition
      * Training children responsibly
     
      Dr. MacAuley is a leading authority on sports injuries, & knows from first-hand experience the impact an injury can have on a rider.
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         Item #: B0823
TITLE: A Season in Turmoil: Lance Armstrong Replaces Greg Lemond as U.S. Cycling's Superstar
Author(s): Samuel Abt
Pages: 192 6" x 9" pages, b/w photos
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      In this book New York Times correspondent Samuel Abt traces the diverging fortunes of Greg LeMond & Lance Armstrong during 1994. LeMond's story begins with his GAN team's presentation in Bordeaux, France and ends with his retirement from cycling. Armstrong's season opens at his training camp in Tuscany, and closes with thoughts on his future. The book features a stage-by-stage account of the Tour de France.
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         Item #: B0662
TITLE: Adventure Athletes: Cyclists
Author(s): Steven Boga
Pages: 240 6" x 9" pages, 18 b/w photos
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      Features valuable tips from experts, covering:
      * Proper preparation
      * Intelligent training
      * Efficient climbing
      * Nutrition
      * Safety
      This book profiles:
      * Dave Scott
      * Greg Lemond
      * John Howard
      * Sally Vantress
      * Eric Heiden
      * Elaine Mariolle
      * Martha Kennedy
      * Kenneth Crutchlow
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         Item #: B2946
TITLE: Adventure Racing: The Ultimate Guide
Author(s): Liz Caldwell & Barry Siff
Pages: 256 7" x 10" pages, color & b/w photos
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Experts Caldwell & Siff take you from a brief history to the many disciplines of the sport. You'll get definitions of adventure racing language & terms, a list of the gear you'll need & instructions on how to use it, information on how to successfully train for for each discipline, and much more. Advice on finding team members, training together, and information on the sport's unique aspects, such as nighttime racing and preventing injury & illness, make this the ultimate guide.
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         Item #: B1291
TITLE: An Intimate Portrait of the Tour de France: Masters & Slaves of the Road
Author(s): Philippe Brunei
Pages: HARCOVER, 155 pages, photos
Price: $ 39.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 31.96
      "A superb photographic study of the history of the Tour de France in an intimate history of the great race, from its formative years in the in the early 1900's to the modern era & the dominance of Spanish superstar Miguel Indurain."
      - Jeremy Whittle, Channel 4's official Tour de France guide
     
      The author, Philippe Brunel, is a well-known writer for L'Equipe magazine.
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         Item #: B1614
TITLE: Bicycle Racing in the Modern Era: 25 Years at VeloNews
Author(s): editors at VeloNews
Pages: 218 pages, photos, illustrations, maps
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      A compilation of articles from the past 25 years at VeloNews magazine. Each article includes framework information and a then & now section about the major players.
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         Item #: B1020
TITLE: Bicycle Road Racing
Author(s): Edward Borysewicz
Pages: 276 8.5" x 11" pages, 142 illustrations, 10 tables
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      The complete road racing program of U.S. National coaching director Edward Borysewicz. Covers staying in shape, workout schedules, riding position, race strategy, and more. Separate chapters cover road racing, criterium, individual time trial, team time trial, & stage race. This is the most complete & current manual for road racing available. Borysewicz coached the U.S. National Cycling team to 9 medals in the 1984 Olympics at Los Angeles.
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         Item #: B1773
TITLE: Bicycling Magazine's Complete Book of Road Cycling Skills
Author(s): Ed Pavelka & the editors of Bicycling Magazine
Price: $ 15.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 12.76
      Take your road cycling skills to the next level with the newest techniques, equipment, & skills from the leading magazine in the sport. Includes hundreds of tips from top coaches & riders, plus indoor & outdoor riding programs.
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         Item #: B2578
TITLE: Bicycling Magazine's Training Techniques for Cyclists
Author(s): Ed Pavelka
Price: $ 9.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 7.96
      Revised & updated for 1999, this premier training manual is fabulous resource for cyclists who want to ride a century, take day-long trips through the countryside, cycle faster & more efficiently, or just get more health benefits from their favorite sport. Provides plenty of details on the latest bikes, accessories, & techniques. This book provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions on pedaling more smoothly, smartly attacking hiils, & developing endurance for super-long rides.
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         Item #: B2579
TITLE: Bicycling Magazine's Ultimate Ride Guide
Author(s): John Reeser
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      This handy log not only includes the essentials such as date, distnace, time of ride, course, speed, cross-training activities & personal remarks - but also lots of useful & fun facts about stretching, how to fix a flat, what the best energy foods are, & what tools you shouldn't ride without. It also also offers advice on training to race a century, checklists on how to dress for cycling comfort, what to bring on every ride, and a calorie burn chart to help you reach your ideal cycling weight. Useful for road cyclists & mountain bikers.
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         Item #: B3092
TITLE: Bobke II
Author(s): Bob Roll
Pages: 195 6" x 9" pages
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Bob Roll, loving known to his as Bobke (boob-ka), is best described as the gonzo voice of professional cycling. With wry wit, Roll captures the very essence of the sport & gives us an insider's guide to what it takes to ride in the peloton.
      Bobke II revisits all of the original Bobke journals of Roll's wild rides & crazy tales about cycling's uncensored side as well as his crazed poetic commentary following his retirement from the peloton. His newest additions cover topics held reverent in cycling, as well as those hardly related to the sport. Bobke tips his cap to the classic riders & races, takes us on a grueling week of training with Lance Armstrong, tells the sport as he sees it, and entertains us with plenty of diddies & rants in between. Hold on, because it's a zany, often absurd, yet compelling commotion.
      Bob Roll is a former Tour de France racer & mountain bike competitor, a training partner of Lance Armstrong during his comeback from cancer, a VeloNews columnist, and a television commentator.
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         Item #: B0083
TITLE: Champion: Bicycle Racing in the Age of Indurain
Author(s): Samuel Abt
Pages: 160 pages, 6 x 9, 16 pages of photos
Price: $ 12.95
      The author describes international bicycle racing with a focus on Miguel Indurain.
     
      "Samuel Abt writes with the grace of a bicycle racer sweeping a turn."
      - Peter Nye, cycling author
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         Item #: B1257
TITLE: Cyclo-Cross
Author(s): Simon Burney
Pages: 168 6" x 9" pages, photos, charts, diagrams
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      For mountain & road bikers who are looking for who are looking for winter workouts & perhaps some fun off-season racing as well, this book covers training & techniques for cyclo-cross, the fastest growing facet of bicycle racing in North America.
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         Item #: B1421
TITLE: Dave Scott's Triathlon Training
Author(s): Dave Scott
Pages: 256 8.5" x 11" pages, photos
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      Five-time Ironman Triathlon winner Dave Scott reveals the training techniques & racing tips that made him the world's number one triathlete. Includes individual chapters on cycling, swimming, & running techniques specifically tailored for triple-sport competition.
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         Item #: B1258
TITLE: Eddy Merckx: The Greatest Cyclist of the 20th Century
Author(s): Rik Vanwallegem
Pages: 216 9.5" x 12.75" pages, 24 color & 165 bw photos
Price: $ 29.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 23.96
      This masterpiece coffee-table biography chronicles the life & racing career of the 5-time Tour de France winner. Merckx devoured his competitors, earning his nickname, "The Cannibal". Published by VeloPress, this is a translation of the Flemish bestseller.
     
      Each chapter of the book reveals another facet of Merckx's personality, character, & emotions. Cycling icons - including the late Luis Ocafia, Felice Gimondi, Walter Godefroot, Bernard Thevenet, Freddy Maertens & Roger De Vlaeminck - all have their say. The remarkable story is rounded out by the Cannibal's mother & his wife Claudine with their own impressions of the highs & lows of his career: the victories in the Tour de France, the World Hour Record, the 1969 doping affair in Italy, the physical setbacks, and the sudden end to his athletic career.
     
      Many of the splendid photographs in this book come from private collections & have not been published before.
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         Item #: B2569
TITLE: Endurance Athlete's Edge
Author(s): Marc Evans
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      This triathlon book contains information about physical training, nutrition, & techniques. It also offers a wide variety of drills to improve your skills in a challenging & practical way.
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         Item #: B3079
TITLE: Every Second Counts
Author(s): Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
Pages: Hardcover, 246 6" x 9" pages,
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Continuing the story begun in his first book, "It's Not About the Bike", Lance describes the mind-set of a man who has beaten incredible odds & considers each day an opportunity for excellence. He candidly discusses his prickly relationship with the French & the ultimately disproved accusations of doping within his Tour de France team. Lance also writes about personal achievements such as five years of cancer survival & restoring a magnificent chapel in Spain.
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         Item #: B1032
TITLE: Finding the Wheel's Hub
Author(s): Scott Tinley
Price: $ 9.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 7.96
      Features tales & thoughts about the endurance athletic lifestyle.
     
      "Scott brings you into the intense eye of the triathlon, spelling it out clearly & with a potent sense of humor" - Bill Rodgers
     
      "Scott Tinley shares with us the trials, tribulations, & comical adventure of the modern dat triathlete. If you're into fitness, this is a must read." - Steve Scott
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         Item #: B2622
TITLE: Graham Watson: 20 Years of Cycling Photographs
Author(s): Graham Watson
Pages: 22 11" x 11" pages, Hardcover, 100 color, 50 b/w photos
Price: $ 49.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 39.96
      For more than 20 years Graham Watson's photographs have brought incredible images of competitive cycling to people around the world. A former racer, Watson has long been cycling's foremost photographer, & his work has appeared in major cycling publications worldwide. His photos bring us not only the triumph of cycling heroes such as Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain, Greg LeMond, Sean Kelley & Lance Armstrong, but also the full range of emotion, pageantry & beauty brought by competitive cycling around the world.
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         Item #: B0752
TITLE: High-Tech Cycling
Author(s): edited by Edmund R. Burke, PhD
Pages: 293 6"x9" pages, 145 illustrations
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Ed Burke and other top cycling experts explain the most recent advances in cycling science. This book examines:
      * Selecting comfortable & efficient riding equipment
      * The physics of mountain bike suspensions
      * The effects of body size, weight, & positioning on performance
      * Optimal pedal cadence & equipment adjustment
      * Biomechanics of cycling
      * The energy costs of cycling & how to refuel
      * Resistance training programs for off-road cyclists
      * Prevention of knee injuries
     
      "This book combines the best advice of the cycling science community. I highly recommend it."
      - Erin Hartwell, 1992 Olympic silver medalist
     
      "High-Tech Cycling is the most complete book of cycling technology ever written."
      - Lon Haldeman, veteran of 30 coast-to-coast races & tours
     
      "This is a tremendous compendium. Ed has assembled some of the greatest cycling minds of our time & put them to good use!"
      - Lennard Zinn, Technical Editor for Velo News & Inside Triathlon magazines
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         Item #: B0077
TITLE: In High Gear: The World of Professional Bicycle Racing
Author(s): Samuel Abt
Pages: 204 6" x 9" pages, HARDCOVER, 41 illustrations
Price: $ 21.95
      Provides an up-close view of professional bicycle racing with interviews and behind-the-scenes reports.
     
      "Thoroughly entertaining, interesting and extremely well-written."
      - Library Journal
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         Item #: B2180
TITLE: In Pursuit of the Yellow Jersey: Bicycle Racing in the Year of the Tortured Tour
Author(s): Samuel Abt & James Startt
Pages: 192 6" x 9" pages, plus a 16 page color photo insert
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Bicycle racing has lost much of its innocence, & in the 1998 season, doping scandals & sponsorship battles surfaced as much as the sport itself. It made for an interesting year, with much to reflect upon about the sport & the Tour de France.
      Writer Samuel Abt & photographer-writer James Startt follow the 1998 professional bicycle racing season & the Tour de France. The book is divided into three parts:
      * "All Roads Lead to the Tour", about the early season
      * "The Tour de France"
      * "Along the Road of the Tour"
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         Item #: B0829
TITLE: Inside Triathlon Training Diary
Author(s): edited by Joel Friel
Pages: 248 6" x 9" pages, photos, spiral bound
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      This diary is designed for triathlon & duathlon training. It includes 52 non-dated one-week summaries, space to graph results, plus informative racing tips.
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         Item #: B2947
TITLE: Iron Will: The Triathlete's Ultimate Challenge
Author(s): Mike Plant
Pages: 312 7" x 10" pages, 32 pages of photos
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Recounts the history of the Hawaii Ironman & the people who have made it the legendary race that it is. It's about athletes (the fast ones & the slow ones), champions, and the simple desire to accomplish what seems impossible.
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         Item #: B2534
TITLE: It's Not About the Bike
Author(s): Sally Jenkins
Pages: 288 pages, photos
Price: $ 13.00 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.40
      The inspiring journey of world-class hero Lance Armstrong from the dark night of advanced cancer through his dramatic victory in the 1999 Tour de France & beyond.
     
      "It is a book for sports fans & sports haters, for cycling enthusiasts & those who haven't ridden a bike since childhood, for cancer patients & the healthiest of the healthy, for anyone who has ever overcome odds. It's not about the bike, or about the sport. It's about the soul."
      - Cincinnati Enquirer
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         Item #: B2182
TITLE: John Wilcockson's World of Cycling
Author(s): John Wilcockson
Pages: 336 6" x 9" pages, 16 pages of color photos
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      For the past 30 years, VeloNews editor JohnWilcockson has covered almost every form of cycle competition from six-day racing to cross-country mountain biking, including the Tour de France since 1968. His stories bring the major events in the sport to life, and articulate the tactics, fitness, grit, suffering & exploits of the world's leading cyclists - Anquetil, LeMond, Kelly, Indurain, and many more - often in an off-beat, not-so-obvious way! It's a must for any cycling enthusiast's collection!
     
      "Not many people can say they have followed the sport as long, or as closely, as John Wilcockson. John has been there and been passionate along the way.
      - Lance Armstrong
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         Item #: B1260
TITLE: Jumping into Plyometrics
Author(s): Donald A. Chu
Price: $ 15.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 12.76
      This book shows how to improve speed, quickness, & jumping ability while gaining greater coordination, body control, & balance through the use of polymetric exercises for 19 specific sports including bicycling.
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         Item #: B2273
TITLE: Lance Armstrong's Comeback from Cancer
Author(s): Samuel Abt
Pages: 176 6" x 9" pages, 12 pages of color photos, b/w photos
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      The dramatic comeback biography of Lance Armstrong, the American racer who won the 1999 Tour de France, just two and a half years after being diagnosed with cancer.
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         Item #: B3083
TITLE: Le Tour: A Century of the Tour de France
Author(s): Jeremy Whittle (Foreword by Greg LeMond)
Pages: Hardcover, 256 9.5" x 11" pages, color & b/w photos
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Nearly all photos, this book offers a stunning visual journey through the first century of this epic race. In the process, it also provides a unique glimpse of the changing face of France through the 20th century. Packed with images of the great & good competitors, "Le Tour" also features photos of the winners, from the very first - the "Little Chimney Sweep", Frenchman Maurice Garin - to Lance Armstrong. As well as picturing the riders, the images portray all aspects of the life of the Tour, from road-side spectators to the competitors at play, from the graffiti etched on mountain roads by ardent fans to the majestic scenery of a beautiful country. There are photgraphs of dramatic finishes & calamitous starts, of the successive generations of French automobiles that have carried the race teams, and of the spectacular mountain backdrops as the peloton races by. The whole of the history & life of le Tour is here.
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         Item #: B2915
TITLE: Maillot Jaune
Author(s): Jean-Paul Ollivier
Pages: Hardcover, 8.5" x 11" pages, color & b/w photos
Price: $ 39.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 31.96
      A tribute to all 227 cyclists who have had the honor of wearing the yellow jersey from 1919-2000. Some have worn it for just a day, others for day after day. Noted French historian Jean-Paul Ollivier traces the story of the maillot jaune with anecdotes & insights on the most famous cyclists of our time, from Frenchman Eugene Christophe, the first rider awarded the jersey in 1919, to Lance Armstrong & his yellow jersey performances in 1999 & 2000. Includes a chart listing all yellow jersey holders since 1919 & the number of times they led the Tour.
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         Item #: B0075
TITLE: Major Taylor: The Extraordinary Career of a Champion Bicycle Racer
Author(s): Andrew Ritchie
Pages: 304 pages, 32 pages of photos
Price: $ 15.95
      Major Taylor was born in Indianapolis in 1878. He went on to become American sprint champion 1898-1900, the first black world champion in any sport, and 1-mile record holder. A deeply religious man, Taylor once turned down $10,000 for a tour of Europe because he would not race on Sunday.
     
      "A fresh insight into the life of Major Taylor. It provides a fuller appreciation of the importance of cycling at the turn of the century when Major Taylor was literally the fastest man on earth."
      - Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
     
      "Revealing story of an intriguing and undeservedly forgotten American sports star."
      - Greg Lemond
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         Item #: B0909
TITLE: No Brakes! Bicycle Track Racing in the United States
Author(s): Sutherland
Pages: 304 pages, color and b/w photos
Price: $ 29.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 23.96
      This is a comprehensice survey of bicycle track racing in the United States. Features:
      * Types of events
      * Interviews with champions
      * U.S. velodromes
      * History of track racing
      * Records & statistics
      * Interview with Marty Nothstein, 1994 champion in sprint & keiren events
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         Item #: B1670
TITLE: Off-Season Training for Cyclists
Author(s): Edmund R. Burke, Ph.D.
Pages: 200 6" x 9" pages, illustrations
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      Get a jump on the competition with the newest training book from Ed Burke. Burke takes you through everything you need to know about winter training, including:
      * Indoor workouts
      * Weight training
      * Cross-training
      * Periodization
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         Item #: B2571
TITLE: Peak Fitness for Women
Author(s): Paula Newby Fraser
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Paula's progressive approach to achieving personal "peak" fitness is a useful & understandable guide for all athlete's, regardless of level.
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         Item #: B1376
TITLE: Pedaling for Glory: Victory & Drama in Professional Bicycle Racing
Author(s): Samuel Abt
Pages: 160 6" x 9" pages, 40 illustrations
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      The 1996 pro bicycle racing season was one of the most dramatic in history & Samuel Abt put the reader in touch with the excitement. He focuses on the people - the favorite who is forced to abandon the race, & the newcomer who rises to glory. From the early races in March, braving ice & snow in Italian Terreno-Adriatico, to the sweltering heat at the Spanish Vuelta & the Summer Olympics, the book follows the races & racers in what Greg LeMond described as the toughest job in the world.
     
      Samuel Abt is an editor for the International Herald Tribune in Paris. He has been writing about cycle racing for more than two decades & his articles appear regularly in the New York Times and cycling periodicals such as Velo News. He is the only American to have won the medal of the Tour de France for distinguished service to the sport. His writing is also highly recommended by Pete & Ed Books.
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         Item #: B2854
TITLE: Performance Cycling: A Scientific Way to Get the Most Out of Your Bike
Author(s): Stuart Baird
Pages: 256 8.5" x 11" pages, 60 diagrams
Price: $ 29.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 23.96
      Whether you ride for speed, fitness or recreation, it can be done with less effort if you understand the principals of the moving bicycle & its rider. Stuart Baird explains in simple terms how to optimize your performance on the bike.
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         Item #: B1894
TITLE: Precision Heart Training
Author(s): edited by Edmund R. Burke, PhD
Pages: 212 6" x 9" pages, photos, charts
Price: $ 15.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 12.76
      Edmund Burke covers the basic concepts of heart rate training. Then an all-star panel of experts explains how to design & use training programs for seven different activities:
      * Walking - Therese Iknoian
      * Running - Roy Bensin
      * Cycling - Joe Friel
      * In-line Skating - Frank Fedel
      * Multisport Training - Timothy Moore
      * Circuit Training - Wayne Westcott
      * Group Exercise - Jay Blahnik
     
      "In my nine years of training & racing with a heart rate monitor, I have come to realize the importance of maintaining a precise level of intensity in my workouts. The heart rate monitor is the only way that I can gauge that intensity & learn more about my body during exercise. I owe my racing success to training at the right intensity level & to my heart rate monitor.
      - Alison Sydor, World Champion Mountain Bike Racer
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         Item #: B1040
TITLE: Ride Like a Pro
Author(s): editors of Bicycling & Mountain Bike magazines
Pages: 116 5.5" x 8.5" pages, 13 illustrations
Price: $ 8.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 7.16
      Features dozens of tips from well-known coaches & professional riders. Covers riding position, techniques, training, & nutrition.
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         Item #: B1951
TITLE: Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel With a Pro Cyclist
Author(s): Paul Kimmage
Pages: 260 5.25" x 8.5" pages, photos
Price: $ 13.95
      Paul Kimmage's boyhood dreams were of cycling glory. As a teenager, he cycled an average of 400 miles per week. He represented his country and finished sixth in the World Championships. In 1986, he went professional and reality hit. Paul soon discovered it was not about glory & courage. It was about grueling defeats and complete & utter exhaustion. It was also about drugs. Not drugs that would ensure victory, but drugs that would allow you to finish the race & start another day. Paul Kimmage left professional cycling to write this book. It is a powerful & frank account.
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         Item #: B1287
TITLE: Sally Edwards Heart Zone Training
Author(s): Sally Edwards
Pages: 208 5.5" x 8.5" pages, charts
Price: $ 10.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 8.76
     
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         Item #: B1022
TITLE: Scott Tinley's Winning Guide to Sports Endurance
Author(s): Scott Tinley
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      Triathlon champion Scott Tinley tels you how to:
      * Go the distance in any athletic challenge
      * Train without overtraining
      * Increase speed & stamina by eating the proper foods at the proper time
      * Beat mental & physical fatigue
      * Set & achieve performance goals in running, cycling, swimming, and other sports
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         Item #: B1261
TITLE: Serious Training for Serious Athletes
Author(s): Rob Sleamaker
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Provides sensible training programs & sample workouts that will pay off in competition. Use these seven components to improve training. Speed workouts, endurance or easy distance training, race pace sessions to test fitness level & more are included in this training book.
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         Item #: B2244
TITLE: Sports Psychology for Cyclists
Author(s): Dr. Saul Miller & Peggy Hill
Pages: 240 pages
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      How to improve your cycling through mental training. Follows 8 weekly sessions covering elements of mental training for optimal cycling such as breathing techniques for power & emotional control, power thoughts, imagery & attitude.
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         Item #: B1871
TITLE: Surviving the Toughest Race on Earth
Author(s): Dugard
Pages: 228 pages, HARDCOVER, illustrations
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
     
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         Item #: B1671
TITLE: Tales from the Toolbox
Author(s): Scott Paar & Rupert Guiness
Pages: 168 pages
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      In his years as the Motorola team mechanic, Scott Paar saw it all. "Tales of the Toolbox" takes you inside the Motorola team van on the roads of Europe. Get the inside dirt on the pro peloton & the guys who really make it happen - the mechanics.
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         Item #: B1974
TITLE: The 1998 Tour de France: Conquests & Crises
Author(s): VeloNews editors
Pages: 220 pages, 16 pages of color photos
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      For many reasons the 85th Tour de France was one of the most memorable tours ever:
      * Pantani's courageous climbs
      * Ullrich's resilience
      * Julich's historic ride
      * The drug scandal that threatened the Tour itself
      Relive this magnificent & tumultuous tour through the words & photos of VeloNews writers & photographers, the wonderful tour diary of U.S. Postal Service rider Frankie Andreau, & the magnificent color photographs of Graham Watson.
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         Item #: B2610
TITLE: The 2000 Tour de France: Armstrong Encore
Author(s): John Wilcockson, photos by Graham Watson
Pages: 264 7" x 10" pages, 16 pages of color photos
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Details the 2000 race from start to finish, beginning with follow-up coverage from the 1999 race won by American Lance Armstrong. Of special interest are the daily diaries of a U.S. Postal Service team member written while competing in the race, as well as maps of each stage, and a 16-page color photo section by world-renowned cycling photographer Graham Watson.
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         Item #: B1891
TITLE: The Athlete's Guide to Sponsorship: How to Find an Individual, Team or Event Sponsor
Author(s): Jennifer Drury & Cheri Elliott
Pages: 160 pages, sample contracts, worksheets
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      This concise but comprehensive guide helps the reader understand the often complicated structure of professional sponsorship. A must for any athlete, team, or sport event planner who is considering sponsorship.
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         Item #: B3084
TITLE: The Crooked Path to Victory: Drugs & Cheating in Professional Bicycle Racinf
Author(s): Les Woodland
Pages: 192 6" x 9" pages, b/w photos
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Whether it's in pursuit of the Yellow Jersey (Tour de France) or the Rainbow Jersey (World Championship), bicycle racing has not always been fair play all the way. From the early days on, the sport seems to have attracted more than its share of cheats. In recent years, the use of doping (performance-enhancing drugs), has been getting increased publicity, resulting in a tightening of controls - but also in more lies & denials. This book exposes the many forms of cheating that have been going on over the years, both on the track & on the road. Author Les Woodland manages to present the entire story in a lighthearted way, without glossing over the sadness of events such as some much-publicized deaths (and the many hardly-publicized ones).
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         Item #: B2942
TITLE: The CTS Collection: Training Tips for Cyclists & Triathletes
Author(s): Carmichael Training Systems, featuring Chris Carmichael
Pages: 20 color photos
Price: $ 21.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 17.56
      Lance Armstrong's coach & his colleagues at Carmichael Training Systems know something about improving performance for both cyclists & triathletes. Chris Carmichael has developed training methods that have improved the skills of many top cyclists. In this book he & his elite-level coaching staff share these training methods & techniques that any level cyclist or multisport athlete can use to improve performance. Includes a foreword by Lance Armstrong & color photographs by famed cycling photographer Graham Watson.
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         Item #: B1256
TITLE: The Cyclist's Training Bible
Author(s): Joe Friel
Pages: 288 8.5" x 11" pages, b/w photos, diagrams
Price: $ 22.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 18.36
      Long-time professional coach & masters athlete, Joe Friel, has come up with the perfect training program for competitive cyclists. This guide takes the guesswork out of working out, & distills the ingredients for successful training down into a workable plan. Friel takes off where Eddy B's Road Racing left off with up-to-date scientific data on:
      * Periodization
      * Purposeful training
      * Strength
      * Endurance
      * Diet
      * Planning annual training programs
      * Stretching
      * Recovery
     
      "Joe Friel's writing provides invaluable information for any rider at any level. Friel's work is characteristically authoritative & unbeatably comprehensive."
      - Ed Burke, Ph.D., author of "Serious Cycling" & "High Tech Cycling"
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         Item #: B1154
TITLE: The Essential Triathlete: An Introduction to the World of Triathlon
Author(s): Steven Jonas
Pages: 208 5.5" x 8.25" pages, 13 illustrations, 8 charts
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      Intoduces the reader to the sport of triathlon (swimming, biking, & running) & shows how the ordinary recreational athlete becomes a triathlete. Covers:
      * Mental aspects
      * Training principles & programs
      * Choosing you races
      * Equipment
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         Item #: B2174
TITLE: The Female Cyclist: Gearing Up a Level
Author(s): Gale Bernhardt, Foreword by Linda Jackson
Pages: 240 pages
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      New in The Ultimate Training Series, The Female Cyclist is written for the cyclist who enjoys cycling for fitness and wants to improve her riding skills and goals. It contains the information that will make possible riding goals such as: completing a 50-mile ride, a 100-mile ride, a multi-day tour, a 40K time trial, faster group riding, or better hill climbing. Also included are highly detailed chapters on bike-fit, nutrition, as well as training plans, and strength-training.
      A USA Cycling Elite Coach and certified Personal Trainer, Gale has worked with professional cyclists and top multisport athletes and has given seminars ranging from stroke evaluation to mental skills and effective training.
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         Item #: B2181
TITLE: The Giro d'Italia: Coppi versus Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy
Author(s): Dino Buzzati
Pages: 208 5.5" x 8.5" pages, b/w photos
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
      The 1949 Tour of Italy was perhaps the most famous Giro of them all, pitting bitter arch-rivals Fausto Coppi & Gino Bartali as they battled it out in the first Tour held on Italian soil since World War II. Buzzati's account is a true classic of cycling journalism.
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         Item #: B2623
TITLE: The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Outdoor or Indoor Cyclists
Author(s): Sally Edwards & Sally Reed
Pages: 240 pages & CD-ROM
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
      A book & CD-ROM package by fitness experts Sally Edwards & Sally Reed guaranteed to help cyclists of all levels increase their fitness. This is their 5-zone system to strengthen the heart & maximize training & fitness. Included with the book is software developed in conjunction with the book for measuring improvement.
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         Item #: B2624
TITLE: The Heart Rate Monitor Log Book For Outdoor & Indoor Cyclists
Author(s): Sally Edwards & Sally Reed
Pages: 136 6" x 9" pages, spiral-bound
Price: $ 9.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 7.96
      Designed to be used in conjunction with the training method introduced in "The Heart Rate Monitor Book For Outdoor & Indoor Cyclists", this training diary is a powerful tool that helps the user analyze their training program & ensure that they are accomplishing their goals. The log book includes 25 workouts for various levels, as well as tips on how to use heart rate monitors for cycling & a heart rate chart showing all 5 heart zones.
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         Item #: B2945
TITLE: The Heart Rate Monitor Workbook for Indoor Cyclists
Author(s): Sally Edwards & Sally Reed
Pages: 144 8.5" x 11" pages
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
      A full range of training rides, divided into three different training levels: training to improve your health, training for fitness, and training to enhance performance. Each workout includes a description, a profile that provides a visual snapshot of the ride, and a detailed stats & tips table. Includes 50 different workouts!
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         Item #: B2550
TITLE: The Lance Armstrong Performance Program
Author(s): Armstrong & Carmichael
Price: $ 15.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 12.76
      The winner of the 1999 & 2000 Tour de France & his coach share their unparalleled formula for the perfect ride. This 7 week program enables riders at every level to achieve peak performance.
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         Item #: B2407
TITLE: The Little 500: The Story of the World's Greatest College Weekend
Author(s): John Schwarb
Pages: 227 12" x 9" pages, HARDCOVER, color & b/w photos
Price: $ 39.95
      This is the story of Indiana University's Little 500, which inspired the movie "Breaking Away". In 1951, Howdy Wilcox & a group of IU students founded the event, patterned after the Indianapolis 500, in an effort to raise scholarship money for working students. From its simple beginnings in the 1950s, the Little 500 evolved into an entire weekend activities.
      Lavishly illustrated, the book includes, in addition to the main narrative, appendixes with results of each year's race & a comprehensive rider index.
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         Item #: B2546
TITLE: The Mountain Biker's Training Bible
Author(s): Joel Friel
Pages: 328 8.5" x 11" pages, illustrations
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      A guide for competitive cross-country mountain bikers of all levels & abilities. It takes training out of the realm of guess work & lets mountain bikers reap the benefits of scientific training & effective self-coaching. It includes information on how to develop a systematic & comprehensive training program using a scientific approach, how to train more effectively, the importance of strength work, stretching, record keeping & diet in improving performance, and planning a training & racing seacon. This guide is geared for all levels of off-road riders regardless of gender, age, or racing experience and addresses the needs of women, veterans, juniors, novices & professionals.
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         Item #: B1024
TITLE: The Total Triathlon Almanac
Author(s): Tony Svensson
Price: $ 17.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 14.36
      Examines the training & racing secrets of Mark Allen, Jeff Devlin, Joy Hansen, Brad Kearns, & Paula Newby-Fraser. Covers how to:
      * Prepare for a triathlon of any distance
      * Plan your training & racing year
      * Improve your speed & endurance
      * Peak before a race
      * Train with a heart rate monitor
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         Item #: B2159
TITLE: The Triathlete's Training Bible
Author(s): Joel Friel
Pages: 368 8.5" x 11" pages
Price: $ 19.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.96
      Every amateur & professional triathlete, or anyone thinking about taking up the sport, needs this extensive training guide. Joe Friel examines all of the specialized training needs of the triathlete in detail, including the latest research findings on both nutrition & the science of training. Learn how to train smarter, not harder, & learn the best techniques for increasing endurance without over-training.
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         Item #: B3077
TITLE: The Ultimate Ride: Get Fit, Get Fast, & Start Winning with the World's Top Cycling Coach
Author(s): Chris Carmichael with Jim Rutberg
Pages: Hardcover, 325 6" x 9" pages, b/w photos
Price: $ 24.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 19.96
      Chris Carmichael has trained many of the world's best cyclists, and now he offers you his invaluable training tips, cutting-edge workout programs, and state-of-the-art exercises to help you find your ultimate ride.
     
      From weekend warriors to Olympic-level cyclists, this book gives riders of all abilities an insider's look at maximizing their workouts & getting fitter, faster and on the champion's platform. Complete with photos & illustrated exercises, it helps build a strong foundation for incremental leaps in fitness, times & techniques. Nutritional advice, goal-setting methods, and mental exercises complement the physical training tips to make this the only cycling fitness book you will ever need.
     
      "Chris Carmichael has been my coach, my trainer, and my friend for more than a decade. I would not be a four-time Tour de France champion without him." - Lance Armstrong
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         Item #: B3081
TITLE: The World of BMX
Author(s): J.P. Partland & Tony Donaldson
Pages: 96 8" x 9" pages, color photos
Price: $ 14.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.96
      Since coming on the scene in the late 1960s as a way for Southern California kids to get their after-school kicks, BMX has gone global, spawning a lucrative industry & mutating into several disciplines. This all-color look inside the realm of BMX spells out the sport's origins, equipment & pioneers, and features present-day riders renowned for their racing, dirt jumping, flatland, street & ramp skills.
      In addition to recognizing the foundation laid by old-school icons like Scot Breithaupt, Bob Haro, R.L. & Wendy Osborn, and Rob Smart, this book includes completely dialed commentary & color photos giving play to today's top riders: Goldie Butler, Chad DeGroot, Fuzzy Hall, Matt Hoffman, Van Homan, Martti Kouppa, T.J. Lavin, Taj Mihelich, Dave Mirra, Cory Nastazio, Ryan Nyquist & Dave Osato all appear in one form or another. So, whether your thing's racing at the local track, boning up your ramp chops at an area park, or noodling around your neighborhood streets, there's something in this book for you.
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         Item #: B2555
TITLE: Tour de France / Tour de Force: An Illustrated History of the World's Greatest Bicycle Race
Author(s): James Startt
Pages: 160 11" x 9" pages, HARDCOVER, b/w & color photos
Price: $ 29.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 23.96
      Now almost a century old, the legendary bicycle race - and the world's biggest annual sporting event - has a rich & colorful past. This book offers a one-of-a-kind look back at the Tour's history & heroes. Arranged chronologically & illustrated with hundreds of wonderfully evocative photographs dating back to the Tour's beginning in 1903, it documents the great victories & the harrowing disasters, the glory & the agony of this amazing competition. From the astounding stories of early cyclists who looped around France on rudimentary two-wheelers to chapters emphasizing modern tactics & winning moves employed in recent races, the Tour de France comes to life in these pages.
      Features full race results from 1903 to 1999, plus an introduction by three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond, and special sections on the evolution of the Tour de France bike and the controversial issue of performance-enhancing drugs.
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         Item #: B2245
TITLE: Tour de France: The History, the Legends, the Riders
Author(s): Graeme Fife
Pages: 240 6" x 9" pages, 8 pages of photos
Price: $ 19.95
      The tales of great solo rides, amazing fortitude & gallantry, misfortune & triumph that emerge from the Tour de France's remarkable history form a memorable portrait of both the cyclists & the race.
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         Item #: B0924
TITLE: Training for Cycling
Author(s): Davis Phinney & Connie Carpenter
Pages: 254 6" x 9" pages, 60 illustrations
Price: $ 13.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 11.16
      Davis Phinney is a two-time Tour de France stage winner & Connie Carpenter is an Olympic gold medalist. This book draws on their combined thirty years of cycling experience & covers:
      * Season-by-season training programs
      * Nutrition
      * Cross-training alternatives
      * Sprinting techniques & drills
      * Cornering & descending
      * Time trialing & latest technical advances
      * Race-winning tactics
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         Item #: B2575
TITLE: Training Plans for Multisport Athletes
Author(s): Gale Bernhardt
Pages: 240 pages
Price: $ 16.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 13.56
      A reference book that gives dozens of detailed training plans tailored for the multi-sport athlete. The plans in this book are concise & clear, and the book provides instruction on how to make modifications to tailor them to specific training needs.
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         Item #: B3091
TITLE: Triathlon Training in Four Hours a Week
Author(s): Eric Harr
Price: $ 18.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 15.16
      In 1994, when Eric Harr decided to train for his first triathlon in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the extent of his exercise was walking to the local mango stand for lunch. That one simple step set in motion dozens of other positive steps. Eric began eating better, had more energy, and grew more sensitized to the joys of everyday life.
      With this book you will find:
      * Four separate training programs to accommodate every fitness level
      * A complete list of all the gear you will need, with money saving tips
      * A 40-minute strech & strengthen workout you can do at home, plus an abbreviated 20-minute workout for those days when you're pressed for town
      * A complete menu plan with delicious, healthy meal choices to fuel your active body
      * Strategies to stay motivated & injury-proof your body
      * A minute-by-minute guide to your race day
     
      "Eric Harr's book will be of great value to the newbie triathlete. He will help you from your first step to when you cross the finish line." - Jim Taylor Ph.D., sports psychologist & Ironman triathlete
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         Item #: B2239
TITLE: Triathloning for Ordinary Mortals
Author(s): Steven Jonas, M.D.
Pages: 320 5.5" x 8.25" pages, charts, illustrations
Price: $ 15.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 12.76
      Triathlon - the ultimate endurance test - is within your reach. This book provides a regimen for training that can be followed by just about anyone, just about anywhere, just about any time of year, and that makes a swim-bike-run race as much a pleasure as a challenge.
      Steven Jonas, a former nonathlete who began endurance sports in middle age & has now participated in about 100 multisport events, here offers a training program for anyone from beginner to experienced jogger - a program that has been used with success by many first-time triathletes since this book was originally published in 1986. Dr. Jonas' own experiences fuel this user-friendly book, which will help you prepare for a race without the training taking over your life.
      You will find basic recommendations for equipment, training, nutrition, & stretching, and a three-phased program that will take the untrained novice to a state of fitness where he/she can complete a triathlon of moderate distance. This revised & up-to-date edition features a new chapter on how to run longer races, including the famous ironman-distance event, & how to train for the increasingly popular duathlon (run/bike/run), in addition to helpful new tips from Dr. Jonas' further 15 years of enjoyable racing.
      Find out how rewarding & surprisingly painless an undertaking this challenge can be. Unlike most other sports, triathlon allows amateurs, even beginners, to compete on the same course with the best athletes in the world.
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         Item #: B0828
TITLE: VeloNews Training Diary
Author(s): Joel Friel
Pages: 235 pages, spiral bound
Price: $ 12.95 @ 20.0% off = $ 10.36
      This training diary has 52 one week spreads with areas to record heart rates, meals, weight, sleep, and riding. It also leaves plenty of room for notes. The pages are not dated so you can begin keeping records any day you wish.
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         Item #: B2409
TITLE: Yellow Fever
Price: $ 29.95
     
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