10 Recommend Cycling Books
Just got done reading Training and Racing with a Power Meter by Hunter Allen and thought it was excellent. I have been training with a Power Tap power meter for the last couple of years and wanted to better understand how to train and race with power. If you train with a power meter I would highly recommend the book.
Below is a list of good cycling reads that are not in any particular order.
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Training and Racing with a Power Meter by Hunter Allen
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The Cyclist’s Training Bible by Joe Friel
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It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back by Lance Armstrong
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Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France By Floyd Landis
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Bicycling and the Law: Your Rights as a Cyclist By Bob Mionske
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Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell By Philippe Bouvet, Pierre Callewaert, Jean-Luc Gatellier, Laget Serge
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Marco Pantani: The Legend of a Tragic Champion From VeloPress
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Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong
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Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance (2nd Edition) By Lennard Zinn
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Base Building for Cyclists: A New Foundation for Endurance and Performance By Thomas Chapple
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Posted on: April 8th, 2008 By: Tyler Ford In: Books
April 9th, 2008 at 8:17 am
There’s also “Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life” by DePaul University Professor, Harry Wray. He’ll be discussing the book next week:
DePaul Center Loop Campus
Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Jackson and State
Thursday, April 17
5:30PM
April 9th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I got a couple recommendations.
Major Taylor: The Extraordinary Career of a Champion Bicycle Racer
Before LeMond, before Armstrong, long before these men there was a true champion from the US. This book is really a must read. Major Taylor overcame huge racial barriers to become nation and world champion. One of the greatist cyclists is almost forgotten in history.
I havn’t read the new book about him yet, Major: A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World’s Fastest Human Being though it’s on my reading list for the summer.
Hinault - Memories of the Peloton This one is a little difficult to read and jumps around a little, but is truely worth it. It exposes the human side of one of the heros of cycling. We see both the huge amount of strength and courage it takes to succeed at the highest level of the sport, and the fragility of doubt that surrounds an athlete.
I’m sure there’s some other I could list, but these are my top 2.
April 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I have read a few of them. #s 3, 5, 8 & 9. I would like to read Floyd’s book, but I can’t bring myself to buy or read it. In this country you are innocent until proven guilty, and like it or not , so far he has been proven guilty.
Good luck to him with this next attempt.
Ride On!
-Super Dave