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How the Race Was Won: Cycling's Top Minds Reveal the Road to Victory
Great cyclists are born; but winning cyclists are made by the brains of their managers. The craft of racing requires a non-stop obsession with detail: watching rivals; judging the strength of a break; knowing the course; and picking the right moment to seize a fleeting opportunity and turn it into a big win.
How the Race Was Won investigates the fine details of bicycle racing through extensive interviews with the sport’s brightest minds. Author Peter Cossins has interrogated the riders; managers; and directors who have shaped the sport; and reveals how they learned to navigate the invisible undercurrent that sweeps their riders to the finish line.
From the moment when George Pilkington Mills was paced to victory by a wily teammate in the 1891 edition of Bordeaux-Paris to Chris Froome’s modern emphasis on marginal gains; How the Race Was Won embraces the full sweep of cycling history; making stops along the way to analyze how tactics first evolved and how today’s winning minds continue to build on what came before.
Behind every great cyclist is a race wizard reading the race; watching the rivals; outwitting the competition; and anticipating the one perfect moment to launch a rider to victory. How the Race Was Won is a thrilling and unprecedented look at how victory is won; how rivals are vanquished; and how pure speed can only prevail when supported by deep brainpower.
How the Race Was Won investigates the fine details of bicycle racing through extensive interviews with the sport’s brightest minds. Author Peter Cossins has interrogated the riders; managers; and directors who have shaped the sport; and reveals how they learned to navigate the invisible undercurrent that sweeps their riders to the finish line.
From the moment when George Pilkington Mills was paced to victory by a wily teammate in the 1891 edition of Bordeaux-Paris to Chris Froome’s modern emphasis on marginal gains; How the Race Was Won embraces the full sweep of cycling history; making stops along the way to analyze how tactics first evolved and how today’s winning minds continue to build on what came before.
Behind every great cyclist is a race wizard reading the race; watching the rivals; outwitting the competition; and anticipating the one perfect moment to launch a rider to victory. How the Race Was Won is a thrilling and unprecedented look at how victory is won; how rivals are vanquished; and how pure speed can only prevail when supported by deep brainpower.
- GenresCycling
256 pages, Paperback
Published November 12, 2018
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February 10, 2022
I’ve become a massive fan of cycling both recreationally and as a sport in last 10 or so years. This would have been a great book to read a the start of that journey as Peter Cossins does a great job of explaining the different aspects of racing and breaks down the little nuances of the tactics and methods needed to win a race. This is broken into different subjects in each chapter which are well researched and sprinkled with historical references.
I’d picked up a lot this in my time following cycling but this book would be perfect for anyone wanting a better understanding of sport of cycling which may seem simple, but as this book explains there are a number of factors at play in order to win the race.
I’d picked up a lot this in my time following cycling but this book would be perfect for anyone wanting a better understanding of sport of cycling which may seem simple, but as this book explains there are a number of factors at play in order to win the race.
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