Come and Gone, A true story of blue-collar bike racing in America. After five years of blue-collar cycling in Belgium, Joe Parkin returns to the United States looking for a ride. He joins the elite Coors Lite road team as a key member, but the adjustment to domestic racing, with small crowds, inexperienced teammates, and poorly promoted events, proves difficult. Disillusioned, Joe is ready to hang up his cleats when he is offered a contract with a pro mountain bike tea Velo Press Come and Gone Book Details...
Cyclist's Training Bible is a training guide for the competitive cyclist, covering all aspects of training, from specific on-the-bike drills to cross-training and nutrition. The information is structured in user-friendly format, making the creation of a personalized year-long training program simple and informed.
This is the second edition of Joe Friel's best-selling book and features tips on training smarter, not harder, with a personalized plan. It provides proven techniques and drills to improve performances and strategies for racing, recovery and adapting the plan as needed. Exploring the science behind training, Friel discusses nutrition, fuel, strength training and skill building.
Designed by triathletes and coaches, this training diary helps you record and interpret every aspect of cycling and multisport training. Coach Joe Friel shows the essentials of training, keeping a log and planning the entire season with an annual training schedule.
The Velo Press & Barnett Velo News Training Diary Book contains 52 undated, one-week spreads to record every facet of each day's workout, including the type of workout, duration, weather, route, distance, time, heart rate, weight and much more, as well as weekly summary and race sections to document progress.
Your First Triathlon, written by Joe Friel, maps out a 12-week plan, requiring just 5 hours of training each week. It's the start of a lifestyle focused on health, fitness, and personal growth. This book provides the training plans, workouts, checklists, instruction, and illustrations that first-timers are clamoring to know.