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"Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book The Cyclist's Training Bible has become, well... the Bible of the sport." — Bicycling magazine
"I find Friel's book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels." — Andy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d'Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d'Huez
"This book will have you systematically training just as world-class cyclists do. If you scrupulously follow its guidelines, I'm confident your racing performance will dramatically improve." — Tudor Bompa, PhD
“Nothing else comes close to The Cyclist’s Training Bible's comprehensive approach to planning out a season, creating a training schedule and incorporating diet and resistance training to an overall plan.” — BikeRumor.com
"Packed with worksheets, charts, visuals and a dense index and references for further reading, The Cyclist’s Training Bible is an arsenal of encyclopedic information for ambitious riders." — DailyPeloton.com
"The Cyclist's Training Bible has become a cyclist's best chance at achieving their goals. This is the ultimate manual for growth as a cyclist." — BicycleSmile.com
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Training Book Available,
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This review is from: The Cyclist's Training Bible (Paperback)
Having studied most of the works of Armstrong, Lemond, Hinault, Burke, Carmichael, etc. and having used personal trainers including Kirk Willett, the current Prime Alliance GM, I can say that this is the one book you simply cannot do without if you want to race a bicycle. Whether you want to train 100 hours a year as a first year racer, or are looking to rack up a thousand hours and get your first real pro contract, you will benefit from this text.I work about a 50-60 hour week and raise a family. There is no way I could have achieved the level of cycling proficiency I have without this text. It makes the amount of time I decide to spend training pay dividends on race day. This book has two potential drawbacks. First, it is possible to get too wrapped up in the minutae of planning each and every workout for the next six months. Friel offers literally hundreds of possible workouts to choose from, and a system for selecting workouts that will help you approach each ride with a specific purpose. So long as you have some ability to read and apply both principals and a suitable level of detail, this book can not be beat. My second issue is that I have worn out the binding from so much use and now need to buy a new copy.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
This book should come with a calculator!,
This review is from: The Cyclist's Training Bible: A Complete Training Guide for the Competitive Road Cyclist (Paperback)
This book takes the wonderful sport of cycling and turns it into a science project. If you anylize every aspect of your training, then this book is for you. As stated in a previous review, the Testing chapter is totally ridiculous. Does the author really think the average Joe-cyclist has access to a Compu-Trainer? If I could afford a Compu-Trainer, I would probably be able to afford a personal cycling intructor as well, in which case I would not need this book. I feel a little bit misled by the title. "Training Bible" led me to believe it would teach me everything about training on a bicycle. This book only teaches periodization. I ride and race year-round, so periodization is not my cup-o-tea. I was hoping for more information about technique; hills and sprinting etc., and more about cross training. This book is all charts and graphs, it literally gave me a headache! The book says it is meant for people who have one season of racing under thier belt. I'd say it's meant more for people who want to take cycling to the semi-pro level and beyond.
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Cyclists Training bible review,
This review is from: The Cyclist's Training Bible (Paperback)
Nice book with a huge mass of informations. Very complete book that cover all aspect of training.As an amateur, I would appreciate alternate evaluating/training method that do not required a power meter. I'm not aware of a precise power meter that do not cost lot of $$$$.
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