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The Midlife Cyclist

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

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The Midlife Cyclist

By: Phil Cavell
Narrated by: Phil Cavell
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Bloomsbury presents The Midlife Cyclist written and read by Phil Cavell.

'I am blown away by the level of detail Phil Cavell brings to his work.' – Elinor Barker MBE, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medallist

'The Midlife Cyclist is a triumph' – Cycling Plus

'An amazing accomplishment... a simple-to-understand précis of your midlife as a cyclist – you won't want to put it down.' – Phil Liggett, TV cycling commentator

'Phil is eminently qualified to write The Midlife Cyclist. Well, he is certainly old enough.' – Fabian Cancellara, Tour de France rider and two-time Olympic champion

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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.©2022 Phil Cavell (P)2022 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Aging & Longevity Cycling Exercise & Fitness Fitness, Diet & Nutrition Personal Development Physical Exercise
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Critic Reviews

A must-read... this brilliant book shows you that getting older doesn't mean getting slower! (Alan Murchison, The Cycling chef and masters cycling champion)
Phil is eminently qualified to write The Midlife Cyclist. Well, he is certainly old enough. (Fabian Cancellara, Tour de France rider and two-time Olympic champion)
A road-map for the mature cyclist
Phil's book can help you be as good today as you always said you were (Carlton Kirby, Eurosport commentator)
I am blown away by the level of detail Phil Cavell brings to his work (Elinor Barker MBE, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medallist)
An amazing accomplishment... a simple-to-understand précis of your midlife as a cyclist – you won't want to put it down. (Phil Liggett, TV cycling commentator)
I’m determined to grow old gracefully in lycra, and Phil Cavell has been helping me to do it successfully for years. (Gary Kemp)
The Midlife Cyclist is entertaining, insightful, well-researched and vital reading for all youngsters over forty who have a love affair with the bike. (Norman Foster)
A must for the older athlete, it's motivated me to train harder again. (Sir Rocco Forte)
The Midlife Cyclist is a triumph
Are you middle-aged? Are you slower than you used to be, more tired? Read this book. It will help you.
All stars
Most relevant
Some chapters too technical for audio but generally really good advice. Definitely would recommend for riders

Very informative

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As somone who just keeps up with real cyclists, much enjoyed this book. It really covers all bases

Ver well rounded book

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Love this book without being a mid-life cyclist. In fact, I would expect any cyclist would love this book. The physiological aspects of a mid-life athlete is so well explained that you can feel the dedication of the e author to the sport. I would recommend this book to any athlete.

Love it!

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Captivating read, informative without being dry, great book by someone that knows. Will read again and again as a reference. Can highly recommend

Great book with genuine experience

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With only a brief listening to the sample, I assumed this was not going to be of much interest to me, however I purchased and was completely captivated from the first chapter until the end. A great approach of taking the sciences and philosophically adapting them to real life. You definitely don’t need to be a race ready 40yo to gain from this book.

Pleasantly surprised.

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