Starting Cycle Road Racing and Time Trials

By Mark Barfield and Auriel Forrester:

The authors cover the way the sport is organized, the types of races that are available, and examine what equipment is required. They discuss all the bike components, and consider how a bicycle is set up and adjusted to match an individual's physical requirements, and to maximize power, speed, safety and comfort. Attention is paid to basic skills, the science behind cycling training, nutrition and hydration, selecting an appropriate event, planning the training for the race and what to do, and what not to do, on the 'big day'. The approach is realistic yet challenging, and is based on the assumption that many readers will be balancing their sport with a full-time job and family commitments. 70 colour photographs and diagrams.

Author: Mark Barfield and Auriel Forrester
Title: Starting Cycle Road Racing and Time Trials
Format: Paperback 128 pages
Publisher: Crowood Press
Pub date: September 2008
ISBN: 9781847970145