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Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer
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Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer

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Clip into the pedals of a dedicated cyclist, and take a look at the world in a whole new way.

  • Author: Jamie Smith; illustrated by Jef Mallet
  • Softcover; 206 pages; black-and-white illustrations
  • Velo Press; copyright 2008

Bike racing? If you want to understand the complexities of this sport, you could pore through a small library on the equipment, training, strategy, race formats and lifestyle. Or you can read Roadie .

The world of bike racing reaches well beyond July's race for the yellow jersey. Whether you just watch the Tour or know a roadie racing in a local criterium, this book unlocks the magic and explains the devotion of racing's faithful participants. With a keen sense of humor and a lifetime of experience, veteran race announcer Jamie Smith explains every neurotic habit and obsessive practice in this strange and wonderful sport. You will learn how a roadie prepares and trains for a race, find out how to identify tactics while standing curbside, discover the importance of drafting and teamwork, decode different race formats such as crits and time trails, and come to appreciate the great lengths to which a true roadie will go to compete for a modest prize.

More and more of us succumb to the allure of a shiny new road bike every year, and some of us even entertain the idea of entering a race for the first time.Roadie will make a convert of anyone who harbors even the most remote curiosity about the beautiful, engrossing, and extraordinarily tough sport that is bicycle racing.

Made in USA.

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