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The Official Tour de France Bike Maintenance Book goes exclusively behind the scenes with the finest professional cycling mechanics during the most gruelling and high-pressure bike race in the world. Working at the cutting edge of bicycle technology, Tour mechanics expertly maintain high performance race bikes every day throughout the Tour. The highlight, for many fans, is watching the bikes being prepared before a stage and serviced after it. The reader is put in the fans' shoes, with exclusive insights and images from the life of a Tour mechanic, with in-race stories and technical advice. Practical sections in each chapter show the home mechanic how to perform essential maintenance tasks and personalise their own bicycles to Tour de France standards. Even if bikes are serviced by shop mechanics, vital checks and regular adjustments are covered in these pages and, to make a bike stand out, there are professional tricks of the trade as well as the small but telling detailing jobs to enhance the bike's looks. Another feature of The Official Tour de France Bike Maintenance Book focuses on the growing interest in classic racing machines, which are collected, ridden and displayed in 'Eroica' festivals, events celebrating the heroic age of cycling. These, of course, include Tour de France bikes from the past 75 years and there are features on these classic bikes, with maintenance tips using traditional tools and techniques.

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A beautifully photographed training book replete with advanced tips, techniques, and advice Following up on FalconGuides’ successful The Cyclist’s Training Manual, this advanced edition addresses the same broad audience of cyclists while focusing more intently on the core functions of training, bike set-up, technique, and health. More experienced riders will meanwhile be informed and inspired to take their cycling to new levels of achievement. Whatever one’s particular interest in the many different cycling disciplines, The Advanced Cyclist’s Training Manual is packed with advice, training plans, and encouragement to help anyone become a fitter, faster, safer, and healthier rider and racer. As with The Cyclist’s Training Manual, tried and tested practical guidance is given alongside stunning action and how-to photography. In addition, there are tips, interviews, and training logs from some of the world’s best pro riders.

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The Official History of the Tour de France – fully revised and updated for 2023 – is a celebration of one of the greatest annual sporting events, and the premier competition in world cycling.Through more than 300 photographs, rarely seen documents and items of memorabilia, this book covers more than a century of fascinating stories about the Tour and its iconic yellow jersey.This revised and updated edition includes an authoritative narrative account of each major era, up to and including the thrilling 2022 Tour. There are features on superstar cyclists and memorable moments from each period of the event's rich history, plus a foreword from legendary Tour de France champion Bernard Hinault. This is the definitive illustrated book on the Tour.

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