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Released in 2007

The Racing Bike Book


3rd Edition


Your guide to the world of racing techniques and tactics, training and fitness, the bikes and their maintenance

Foreword by Sean Kelly, Updated by Steve Thomas

Publication: Out Now

RRP: £17.99
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 1 84425 341 8


Learn to be a Tour de France winner!


Celebrating one of today's most exciting and popular sports, this fully updated third edition of The Racing Bike Book combines factual information on the major cycling events and personalities, with practical advice for cyclists of all standards and abilities. Whether you are riding a racing bike for the first time, returning to the road, want to ride fast or are planning a training programme, Haynes shows you how.

  •   How to ride faster and improve your efficiency
  •   The principal events, their history and their heroes
  •   The ultimate riding position, techniques and skills
  •   How to buy the right bike and kit
  •   The workshop: how to maintain a racing bike

Covering all the classic events, including the Tour de France, The Racing Bike Book explores both the history and the heroes. The technology of the latest racing bikes is fully explained, with practical advice on what to buy and what to avoid, and the comprehensive workshop section shows in detail how to maintain a racing bike as well as everything you need to know to go faster. Featuring specially commissioned photography and input from top racers, The Racing Bike Book captures the energy and passion of modern cycle racing.

Written and updated by professional coaches and cycling journalists, the foreword is written by Sean Kelly, who is ranked as one of the all time greats of road racing. This edition of The Racing Bike Book is fully updated by Steve Thomas, who has competed in about every discipline of the sport throughout the world.

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Racing expert Steve Thomas is available for interview


Notes to Editors:

The information on this page is supplied courtesy of Haynes Publishing, please credit accordingly if you intend to use it. For more information or to request a review copy please contact Alex at Eventageous PR on 01452 260063 or email info@eventspr.co.uk


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