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The Cycling Addiction: FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MIDLIFE CYCLIST
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Expected 29 Sep 26'It offers readers not just insight into what drives us to ride, but also a vocabulary for understanding when that drive becomes too much.'
Dr Michael Liebrenz, Head, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bern
The author of the bestselling The Midlife Cyclist explores how our cycling addiction can safely be used to become stronger and faster.
'Make pain your friend' is a mantra cyclists at every level take to heart – pain is the internationally recognised currency of bike racing. You become immersed, single-minded, even obsessed with your training and racing. However, in a sport that requires such a physical and emotional investment, Phil stops to where's your head at?
The Cycling Addiction helps riders to understand and improve their most effective cycling the human brain. Each chapter focuses on a plausible justification as to why so many of us seek to suffer, and why our bikes are our preferred instruments of self-torture.
Blending smart science and practical advice, Phil Cavell turns to psychiatrists, team physicians, as well as stars such as Philippa York, Chris Boardman and Eddy Merckx for answers. With a profound understanding of and respect for the cycling tribe, this book examines how our addiction can be controlled and utilised to reboot our mindsets and revolutionise our riding, for good.
Dr Michael Liebrenz, Head, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bern
The author of the bestselling The Midlife Cyclist explores how our cycling addiction can safely be used to become stronger and faster.
'Make pain your friend' is a mantra cyclists at every level take to heart – pain is the internationally recognised currency of bike racing. You become immersed, single-minded, even obsessed with your training and racing. However, in a sport that requires such a physical and emotional investment, Phil stops to where's your head at?
The Cycling Addiction helps riders to understand and improve their most effective cycling the human brain. Each chapter focuses on a plausible justification as to why so many of us seek to suffer, and why our bikes are our preferred instruments of self-torture.
Blending smart science and practical advice, Phil Cavell turns to psychiatrists, team physicians, as well as stars such as Philippa York, Chris Boardman and Eddy Merckx for answers. With a profound understanding of and respect for the cycling tribe, this book examines how our addiction can be controlled and utilised to reboot our mindsets and revolutionise our riding, for good.
320 pages, Paperback
Expected publication September 29, 2026
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September 11, 2026
A bit conflicted on this one.
Fascinating topic and very (hashtag) relatable at points, but it also felt quite scattershot and I found some parts of the book to just drag on and on - one of the later chapters, mostly focused on Greg LeMond and Stephen Roche in the late 80s was just... I dunno, could have used a brutal editor I think.
But a lot of stuff here is great. I'm an avid cyclist - never raced though, unless we count the very occasional Zwift race - and definitely found a lot of stuff here that made me go "oh wow yeah".
Fascinating topic and very (hashtag) relatable at points, but it also felt quite scattershot and I found some parts of the book to just drag on and on - one of the later chapters, mostly focused on Greg LeMond and Stephen Roche in the late 80s was just... I dunno, could have used a brutal editor I think.
But a lot of stuff here is great. I'm an avid cyclist - never raced though, unless we count the very occasional Zwift race - and definitely found a lot of stuff here that made me go "oh wow yeah".
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