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Mad keen Kiwi mountainbikers love long weekends: they give them that one extra, glorious day to hit the trails. If you're a mountainbiker who's ever thought 'why not throw the bike on the rack and head out to explore some new backcountry?', this is the book for you. Experienced mountainbiker Ruth Connor has put together 30 must-do mountain biking weekends on a wide range of the country's best trails -- some famous, some best known to locals, and all absolutely worth the ride. With full riding information, suggestions of where to s... read more

The 7th edition of Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides is fully revised and includes all new photographs, 140 new tracks, and many new maps and altitude graphs. It is an indispensable guide for all mountain bikers, written in an inspiring style. It includes detailed descriptions of over 300 rides around New Zealand and a chapter on ride preparation and equipment. Paperback 416pp h180mm x w115mm full colour photographs, 130 altitude graphs and 60 colour maps First published November 2008.

This revised and updated edition is designed to help you get the very best from your bike. "The best book by a million miles...superb value for money." - Cycling Plus

This edition is out of print. A comprehensive guide to choosing, buying and owning a bicycle. In addition it contains sections on riding in traffic, cross-country, competition riding, and the history and politics of cycling.

As the first Briton for 100 years to win three gold medals in one Olympic Games, Scottish track cyclist Chris Hoy has rewritten the record books. Critically acclaimed writer Richard Moore shadows Hoy throughout the current season -- fully updated with events in Beijing -- to provide an unprecedented insight into the secret world of track cycling. Heroes, Villains and Velodromes reveals how an elite athlete, Chris Hoy, lives, breathes and pushes the boundaries of his sport. How does he do it? And why? What drives him to put his body... read more

A unique combination of travelogue, humour and insider cycling critique, complete with interviews and insights from Lance Armstrong - the only book to bring into focus the entire Tour de France experience!In July 2005, over twenty million spectators flocked to France to see if anyone could beat Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France. Among them were hundreds of thousands of Americans - men of a certain age and financial status, mostly - who see the Tour as the ultimate buddy getaway, a jaunt replete with fine wines, delicious meals ... read more

In July 2005, over twenty million spectators flocked to France to see if anyone could beat Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France. Among them were thousands of Americans, huge clumps of Germans, Spaniards, Italians, Dutch

Jump start your cycling savvy with this compilation of effective tips from the editors of Bicycling and Mountain Bike magazines: an information-packed collection of advice on road and mountain biking which has now been revised, updated and adapted to make it indispensable for anyone seeking to become a better cyclist.Tips cover: safety in traffic; perfect riding positions; building skill; training; distance riding; mountain biking; racing; health and fitness; nutrition; equipment; and bike care.Bursting with strategies to build you... read more

If the ideal cycling holiday includes stunning backdrops, rich culture and wildlife, a route to suit your ability and your luggage already delivered to your next friendly hotel, then A Place To Cycle is the ideal book as it contains selection of the ultimate international cycling holidays in countries such as France, India, Morocco, Nepal and the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.This is the ultimate guide to the world’s top 25 cycling holidays, with routes to suit all tastes and abilities. Each ride has been hand pic... read more

Takes us behind the scenes of this amazing nine-year journey through the Alps and Pyrenees. We witness Bruyneel's near-death crash and comeback as a rider. We are privy to the many ways he and Armstrong outsmarted their opponents, and we hear the secrets of eking the best out of a disparate team.