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La biografía más completa de Lance Armstrong, escrita por Juliet Macur, periodista del New York Times. El relato definitivo del espectacular ascenso y caída de Lance Armstrong.
En junio de 2013, cuando Lance Armstrong abandona su palaciega residencia en Texas, acosado por multimillonarias demandas en su contra, Juliet Macur se encontraba allí con él, hablando con su novia y niños, y escuchando la versión de la verdad de Lance Armstrong. Ella...
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El quinto y último número de esta colección arranca con Jesús Gómez Peña reflexionando sobre las dos décadas en las que ha cubierto el Tour de Francia como periodista.
Jorge Quintana rescata la memoria de Tarik Chaoufi, el ciclista marroquí que fichó el Euskaltel-Euskadi para el Pro Tour.
Julián García nos lleva al Giro de Italia, al de 1991 en el que Marino Lejarreta a punto estuvo de hacer historia.
La estrafalaria historia del primer...
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Cycle Road Racing provides a practical and instructional guide for those entering into cycle road racing, and those improving their performance. It covers the latest developments in racing and cycle technology, and guides the reader through all stages of racing, from setting up the bike correctly to race day itself.
The book includes material on: Clothing, equipment and setting up your bike; Training, including the use of turbo training in winter...
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Existen fantasistas que se tragan ladrillos y otros a ranas vivas. He visto a faquires que escupen" plomo fundido. Son personas normales. Los verdaderos chiflados son algunos iluminados que el 22 de junio abandonaron París para comer polvo. Los conozco bien; formo parte de ellos."
Así nos describe Albert Londres, uno de los más sobresalientes cronistas del siglo XX, a los participantes del Tour de Francia de 1924, prisioneros de la carretera que,...
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Join six adventurers as they plan, practice and canoe and sail through a chain of large lakes and Hayes River rapids in northern Manitoba, Canada. The expedition passes through unique sights, a Cree village and terminates at historical York Factory, a Hudson Bay facility of yore. To sail the large lakes the group improvises a modern-day York boat from the three canoes. Directions for Constructing the sailboat are included.
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“Best Bike Rides Washington D.C.” describes 40 of the greatest recreational rides in the Washington D.C. area. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and single-track mountain bike rides all are included. Most rides are in the 5-to-30-mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and family adventures.
87) Central England
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The revised edition of the classic cycling guide by Harold Briercliffe of 1949. Used as the inspiration for the Britain by Bike television series and a vital part of the award-winning Britain by Bike book by Jane Eastoe, the original book is reproduced along with suggested cycling routes in the Central England region for today's cyclists.
Harold Briercliffe was the Alfred Wainwright of cycling, and his books provide great insight into cycling in various...
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Where else can mountain bikers complement a day's bike ride with a dizzying glissade down a mid-August snowfield? Where else can they descend nearly 40 miles through five biogeographical zones? Where else can they catch a major league game and be ripping along rocky singletrack 30 minutes later? Colorado, that's where. Snow in August, lighting above timberline, and 100 degree desert temperatures are all to be expected in the sport of Colorado mountain...
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Get ready for the ride of a lifetime. At an age when most people are slowing down, Rob Leachman set off on an unforgettable adventure. In 2017, Rob and his wife had just turned sixty years old and were recreational cyclists at best. But they refused to let their age prevent them from pursuing their goals and dreams. Instead, they embarked from San Diego on a 3,000-mile bicycle tour across the southern United States, hoping to reach the Atlantic Ocean...
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El Tour de Francia de 1989 contiene todos los ingredientes para ser considerado uno de los mejores de la historia. Alternancias, despistes, osadías y desfallecimientos constantes estimularon las tardes del mes de julio en que se conmemoraba el bicentenario de la Revolución Francesa. Con una prosa cálida y seductora, entre la crónica deportiva y la literatura, y contando con los testimonios de muchos de sus ilustres protagonistas, Josep Maria Cuenca...
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"I was convinced deep inside that I could not lose. I could not see how it could happen." —Laurent Fignon "I didn't think. I just rode." —Greg LeMondFor a race as long as the mighty Tour (three weeks of testing the limits of human endurance), to have the ultimate victory decided by a margin of just eight seconds almost boggles the mind. But that's exactly what happened between American legend Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon. And LeMond...
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Born of tumult in 1909, the Giro d'Italia helped unite a nation. Since then, it has reflected it's home country—the Giro's capricious and unpredictable nature matches the passions and extremes of Italy itself.A desperately hard race through a beautiful country, the Giro has bred characters and stories that dramatize the shifting culture and society of its home. There was Alfonsina Strada, who cropped her hair and raced against the men in 1924,...
94) Higher Calling
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Written with verve and enthusiasm, A Higher Calling explores why mountains have such a magnetic appeal to cyclists the world over. Max Leonard, himself an accomplished amateur cyclist, does not forget the pain, the glory, the sweat, and the tears that go into these grueling climbs. Many books tell you where the mountains are, or how long and how high. None of them ask why."
This is real cycling, where the glory is and where dreams come true," according...
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“Best Rail Trails Pacific Northwest” is the complete guide to walking, jogging, biking, and cross-country skiing more than sixty of the best rail trails in one of the most beautiful and geographically varied reaches of America. Written by a local author with expert knowledge of the region, this easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of the most popular rural and urban rail trails in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, plus complete listings...
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Los Angeles is home to some of the best paved roads, dirt roads, mountain bike trails, and bike paths. “Best Bike Rides Los Angeles” describes over forty of the most diverse recreational and scenic rides in the Los Angeles area. With most rides between 3 and 50 miles, ranging in altitude from just above sea level along the beaches to over 5,600 feet ascending a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, it's easy to find a ride that suits your tastes....
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Tras su exitoso primer libro Sócrates en bicicleta, el ciclista y filósofo francés Guillaume Martin vuelve a reflexionar sobre el ciclismo y la sociedad actual en este libro.
"El deporte es reflejo de la sociedad. En su forma moderna amplía las características del mundo que conocemos, el mundo capitalista, el mundo de la red, cuyos defectos permite mostrar. Sitúa al individuo en el centro, pero no reconoce ninguna identidad. La estrella del...
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Extraordinary but true stories from 200 years of cycling history. Part of the bestselling “Strangest” series, “Cycling's Strangest Tales” is a quirky and fascinating collection of stories from cycling's history. Included are stories of Thomas Stevens, the doughty Englishman who circumnavigated the world on a penny farthing, the 1904 Tour de France winner who was disqualified for catching the train, the 1937 Japanese invasion of China spearheaded...
100) Sobre el deporte
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Además de uno de los más radicales y perdurables autores del cine moderno italiano, poeta, novelista y lúcido pensador, Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) fue también tifoso del Bolonia FC el equipo de su ciudad natal y jugador de fútbol amateur Pasolini recuerda como las tardes más bellas de su vida aquellas en las que jugaba durante horas en los Prados de Caprara, en la periferia de Bolonia, de extremo izquierda. Fruto de esta pasión, la presente...
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