Bicycle Road Racing: The Complete Program for Training and Competition [Paperback]

Edward Borysewicz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2005

Bicycle Road Racing is the complete road-racing program of former National Coaching Director “Eddie B.” the man who led U.S. cyclists to an unprecedented nine Olympic medals in 1984. This book covers preparation, strategy, nutrition, psychology, physiology, clothing, and equipment for the major events: road race, criterium, time trial, team time trial, and stage race. There are nearly 100 photographs of top-caliber riders in action, more than 50 detailed illustrations of training exercises, a thorough index of subject references,and many charts, drawings,and tables.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Velo-News Corp. (March 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941950077
• ISBN-13: 978-0941950077
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, June 14, 2001

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Marcelo Iannini (Brasilia, BRAZIL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bicycle Road Racing: The Complete Program for Training and Competition (Paperback)

The best part of this book are racing tactics. It's the best I've seem so far.

This is a great book. Sure it's out-dated, but, why mind? This book has a LOT of good advices for any racing cyclist. It covers a lot of aspects in cycling, although none of them in great depth. It has gave me at least a dozen of very valuable tips that really helped me in real life, including tips for sprinting, climbing, playing with the others mind, how to manage a cross-wind, a breakway.

The only part that I found not good was the training season. That was the old way of training, with a fixed season and fixed number of hours for all types of riders. Everyone is different and therefore need a different training method. I do not advice to follow 100% his training plan, specially if you're a begginer. Hire a coach to help you or do it at your own risk. Eddie has a "iron hand" on his way of coaching and says: my way or no way. I don't believe this, but hey!, he was grown in the eastern-old-world. This may stop you, take care.

Some other chapters are outdated, like bike positioning, equipment choices and the now almost defuncted team-time-trial, but his TTT techinics are great if you are in a breakway.

He has a very sensate way of writing and thinking. This book is MUCH better than those of Greg Lemond, Bernard Hinault and alikes. You'll learn many good techincs for droping your companions. He tells a lot of how a team should work to get their job done. A great book for a racing cyclist.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It works if you work it., August 4, 2004

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Steven E. Ferguson (salt lake city, ut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bicycle Road Racing: The Complete Program for Training and Competition (Paperback)

My first year of riding was 1985. I used the book beginning in 1986. By 1989 I was racing Cat 1-2 Pro races fully sponsored by Team Spago in Los Angeles, CA. Call me 'old school' but I'd still recommend it for any entry level rider that dreams of racing with the best.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - update may be coming soon, October 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bicycle Road Racing: The Complete Program for Training and Competition (Paperback)

This is one of the best books for getting from ground zero to elite cyclist. Granted, a few chapters are out of date (and the author knows it). I have recently spoken to the author (Eddie B.) and a new book may be in the works. A new privately published training manual will be available in a few months!