.

The Racer: Life on the Road as a Pro Cyclist|David Millar|Otras lenguas|9780224100076|LDR Sport - Libros de Ruta

The Racer: Life on the Road as a Pro Cyclist

A unique and powerful insight into the mind of a professional cyclist in his last year before retirement, from British cyclist David Millar, writer of the bestselling Racing Through the Dark.


26,25 €
24,94 € 5% de descuento
Impuestos incluidos
Cantidad

  • Pago 100% seguro Pago 100% seguro
  • Envío en 24/48 horas Envío en 24/48 horas
  • Envío gratuito a partir de 40 euros Envío gratuito a partir de 40 euros

What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? How does it feel to be reeled in from a solo breakaway metres from the line? What happens to the body during a high-speed chute? What tactics must teams employ to win the day, the jersey, the grand tour? How does a domestique keep going to the end of a stage once his job is done and his body exhausted? How does a time-trialist maintain his form when every muscle and sinew is screaming at him to stop? What sacrifices must a cyclist make to reach the highest levels? What is it like on the bus? In the hotels? What camaraderie is built in the confines of a team? What rivalries? How does it feel to be constantly on the road, away from loved ones, tasting one more calorie-counted hotel breakfast? David Millar offers us a unique insight into the mind of a professional cyclist during his last year before retirement. Over the course of a season on the World Tour, Millar puts us in touch with the sights, smells and sounds of the sport - the barked instructions of a road captain in a sprint chain, the silence of a solo training ride. This is a book about youth and age, fresh-faced excitement and hard-earned experience. It is a love letter to cycling.

Autor/a
David Millar
Editorial
Yellow Jersey Press
ISBN
978-0224100076
Páginas
304
Formato
Rústica
Fecha publicación
1 Oct. 2015
Fecha publicación original
1 Oct. 2015
Lengua
Inglés