Cycling : from beginner to champion
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Cycling : from beginner to champion
(London 2012 training guide)
Carlton, 2011
- : pbk
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"An official London 2012 Olympic Games publication"--Cover
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This training book is the perfect introduction to the Olympic Cycling events and will prove an indispensable guide for both the keen beginner and club cyclist. Written by celebrated cycling journalist Tim Clifford and illustrated with over 50 specially commissioned diagrams, this official book gives an overview of each Cycling event and covers training safety, tactics and techniques, and standards of performance to aim for. Whether you are a beginner who simply wants to try a new sport or a budding Olympian who dreams of one day winning a gold medal, this concise and easy-to-use book will take you to the next level.
Table of Contents
- Foreword by Sir Chris Hoy MBE
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Know the Track
- The Events: (Overview / History / Equipment / Warming Up and Cooling Down / Training Safety / Techniques / Teaching Steps / Troubleshooting / Personal Assessment / Suggested Standards of Performance) Track - Sprint
- Keirin
- Team sprint
- Team pursuit
- Omnium. Road - Road race
- Individual time trial Mountain Bike - Cross-country. BMX - Individual.
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