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Racing Tactics for Cyclists | 
| Author: Thomas Prehn
Publisher: VeloPress
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 189713
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 1931382301
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.62
EAN: 9781931382304
ASIN: 1931382301
Publication Date: April 2, 2004
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Product Description
Written for the experienced road cyclist, this illustrated book shows team riders how to ride in a race, explains the importance of position, and discusses individual and team racing tactics. Each type of road race — one-days, stage races, criteriums — is covered, along with the technical riding skills and mental strategies needed to succeed. Also included is information on handling prologues, recovering from a crash or flat tire, resting during a race, and evaluating the competition.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
Pretty Good October 30, 2008
Decent introduction to a number of tactics that are key to organized bicycle racing. If nothing else, it'll help you understand what's going on when you watch racing on TV.
Obviously, the best way to learn all of this is to go out and ride/race with others more knowledgeable than yourself, but this will at least get you started.
 Good for beginners February 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After my 10+ year cycling career, having raced in Italy, this book added very little to my knowledge. It tells some good stuff about crosswinds and echelons, but I think that Boresewick's Road Bicycle Racing is a better book in technics and tatics than this book.
If you are an novice or cat.4 this book may add a lot to your know-how! Since this is not expensive, it's worth giving an try. If you are an old-cycling-man like me, leave it alone.
 Easy-to-Read Manual on Racing Tactics January 8, 2008
This is an excellent book that is easy to read and outlines with charts where to be in relation to other riders, etc. If you're a cat 4 or cat 5 rider, this is really for you.
Informative January 28, 2007
This book has given me, as a beginner bicycle racer, many ideas as to what to do and not to do at the races. The book is very well written and has many good illustrations.
DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!!!! January 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since reading this book is likely to make you a more competitive racer, I can hardly suggest that you read it. Afterall, that would be like giving myself a flat, or forgetting to put my rear wheel on before I lined up against you. I want to win just as much as you, so stay away from this book and all its excellent information. There are few books like this available for racing cyclists, thankfully.
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