The Midlife Cyclist

The Road Map for the +40 Rider Who Wants to Train Hard, Ride Fast and Stay Healthy

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UK Edition, 288 pages

English language

Published June 23, 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.

ISBN:
978-1-4729-6138-9
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4 stars (1 review)

Renowned cycling biomechanics pioneer, Phil Cavell, explores the growing trend of middle-aged and older cyclists seeking to achieve high-level performance.

Using contributions from leading coaches, ex-professionals and pro-team doctors, he produces the ultimate manifesto for mature riders who want to stay healthy, avoid injury - and maximise their achievement levels. Time's arrow traditionally plots an incremental path into declining strength and speed for all of us.

But we are different to every other generation of cyclists in human history.

An ever-growing number of us are determined to scale the highest peaks of elite physical fitness into middle-age and beyond.

Can the emerging medical and scientific research help us achieve the holy triumvirate of speed and health with age?The Midlife Cyclist offers a gold standard road-map for the mature cyclist who aims to train, perform and even race at the highest possible level.

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reviewed The Midlife Cyclist by Phil Cavell

A manifesto for cycling through middle age

4 stars

This is not a book that details how to fit yourself to your bike, nor is it a training bible. Instead, Phil Cavell has written a manifesto about why you should cycle through middle age, the pros, the cons, with a heathy dose of his personal and professional experiences. You could be cynical and think it's essentially a 288 page advert for getting a professional bike fit from his company, but it's not, not really.

There's plenty of info in there about thinks that can go wrong, why people ride the way they do, and I gleaned numerous insights that I then applied to my own cycling. If you're older, and a cyclist, then it's a worth while read.

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