Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists
By: Michael Hutchinson
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
For professional cyclists, going faster and winning are, of course, closely related. Yet surprising…
Want to Read $ 16.19"I lived in a world where, one way or another, everything was divided into things that might make me faster and things that might make me slower. Pretty much anything pleasant fell into the second category."-Michael Hutchinson, Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists
"I lived in a world where, one way or another, everything was divided into things that might make me faster and things that might make me slower. Pretty much anything pleasant fell into the second category."-Michael Hutchinson, Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists
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1. Do Not Pass Go: From the Old Kent Road to Mayfair
By: Tim Moore
3.52
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
A book that tells the story of London since the thirties through the 28 streets, stations and utili… read more
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2. How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
By: Matt Fitzgerald
4.10
Format: 265 pages, Paperback
The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body. Elite athletes have know… read more
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"Exercising mental fitness was a daily battle for him, but a battle he chose."-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
"It was a very hard race from the word go with a combination of great runners and a tough course,"-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
"What is the logic of punishing yourself each day, of striving to become better, more efficient, tougher?"-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
"Interpreting running as an opportunity to discover and become his best self, and to give his best to others, through the relentless pursuit of toughness, or guts—a kind of courage."-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
3. Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
By: Richard P. Rumelt
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Unknown Binding
Clears out the mumbo jumbo and muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear… read more
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4. Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them
By: None , Steve Peters
3.99
Format: 346 pages, Paperback
Leading consultant psychiatrist Steve Peters knows more than anyone how impulsive behaviour or nagg… read more
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5. Fast After 50: How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life
By: Joe Friel
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Fast After 50 is for every endurance athlete who wants to stay fast for years to come. For runners,… read more
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6. The Climb: The Autobiography
By: David Walsh , Chris Froome
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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7. The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
By: W. Timothy Gallwey , Zach Kleinman , Pete Carroll
3.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and… read more
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8. The Loyal Lieutenant: Leading Out Lance and Pushing Through the Pain on the Rocky Road to Paris
By: George Hincapie , Craig Hummer
3.50
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Trading on the sterling reputation that enabled him to survive a widely publicized doping confessio… read more
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9. It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels
By: Robert Penn
4.12
Format: 206 pages, Hardcover
Robert Penn has saddled up nearly every day of his adult life. In his late twenties, he pedaled 25,… read more
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10. Thinking in Systems: A Primer
By: Donella H. Meadows , None
3.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Meadows' Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on… read more
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11. The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
By: Daniel Coyle , Tyler Hamilton
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDThe Secret Racei… read more
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12. The Rider
By: Sam Garrett , Tim Krabbé
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
A literary sports classic, finally available in the U.S. Originally published in the Netherlands in… read more
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13. Alpe d'Huez: The Story of Pro Cycling's Greatest Climb
By: Peter Cossins
4.00
Format: 176 pages,
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14. Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
By: Adharanand Finn
2.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhin… read more
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15. The Triathlete's Training Bible
By: Joe Friel
3.81
Format: 263 pages, Paperback
This new edition of The Triathlete's Training Biblecovers all of the specialized training needs of … read more
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17. Racing Through the Dark
By: David Millar , Jeremy Whittle
4.14
Format: None pages, Hardcover
By his 18th birthday David Millar was living and racing in France, sleeping in rented rooms, tipped… read more
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18. The Cyclist's Training Bible
By: Joe Friel , Tudor O. Bompa
4.27
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
The Cyclist's Training Bible is designed to help amateurs create a training plan and refine the ski… read more
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19. Pro Cycling on $10 a Day: From Fat Kid to Euro Pro
By: Phil Gaimon
3.96
Format: None pages,
Plump, grumpy, slumped on the couch, and going nowhere fast at age 16, Phil Gaimon began riding a b… read more
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20. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
21. Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
By: Alex Hutchinson
4.13
Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition
From the National Magazine Award-winning Runner’s World columnist, frequent New Yorker online contr… read more
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22. The Unicorn Project
By: Gene Kim
4.08
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The Phoenix Project wowed over a half-million readers. Now comes the Wall Street Journal Bestsellin… read more
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23. Remina
By: Junji Ito
3.70
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
I MET REMINA'S EYE. An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Og… read more
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24. Where There's a Will: Hope, Grief and Endurance in a Cycle Race Across a Continent
By: Emily Chappell
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Emily Chappell's story of transformation into a cross-continental bike racer, pushing the limits of… read more
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25. One-Way Ticket: Nine Lives on Two Wheels
By: Jonathan Vaughters
4.16
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The new memoir tracing story of cycling since the 1980s, through the eyes of Jonathan Vaughters, fo… read more
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26. The Midlife Cyclist: The Road Map for the +40 Rider Who Wants to Train Hard, Ride Fast and Stay Healthy
By: Phil Cavell
4.10
Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition
Renowned cycling biomechanics pioneer, Phil Cavell, explores the growing trend of middle-aged and o… read more
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27. A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
By: Kevin Fedarko
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving account ever of walking the Grand Canyon, a highly dangerous, life-changing 750-mil… read more
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"You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment. -Annie Dillard"-Kevin Fedarko, A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
28. Start at the End: How Reverse-Engineering Can Lead to Success
By: Dan Bigham
4.16
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
An inspiring and thought-provoking new book that explains the power of applying reverse-engineering… read more
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29. Monuments
By: Peter Cossins
3.67
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The Tour de France may provide the most obvious fame and glory, but it is cycling’s one-day tests t… read more
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30. Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists
By: Michael Hutchinson
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
For professional cyclists, going faster and winning are, of course, closely related. Yet surprising… read more
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31. Full Gas: How to Win a Bike Race – Tactics from Inside the Peloton
By: Peter Cossins
3.94
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
** WINNER OF THE CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2019 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS**So … read more
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