Author:Peter Cossins
** WINNER OF THE CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2019 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS**
So how do you win a bike race?
Riding as fast as you could for as long as you could was the main tactic in the early days of road racing when Grand Tours could be won by hours. Now a minute’s delay thanks to a puncture could ruin a rider’s chances over a three-week race and the sport is described as nothing less than chess on wheels. The intricacies and complexities of cycling are what makes it so appealing: an eye for opportunity and a quick mind are just as crucial to success as a 'big engine' or good form.
How do you cope with crosswinds, cobbles, elbows-out sprints, weaving your way through a teeming peloton? Why are steady nerves one of the best weapons in a rider’s arsenal and breakaway artists to be revered? Where do you see the finest showcase of tactical brilliance? Peter Cossins takes us on to the team buses to hear pro cyclists and directeurs sportifs explain their tactics: when it went right, when they got it wrong – from sprinting to summits, from breakaways to bluffing.
Hectic, thrilling, but sometimes impenetrable – watching a bike race can baffle as much as entertain. Full Gas is the essential guide to make sense of all things peloton.
Following the most impressive attempt yet on the round-the-world record, Mark Beaumont has produced a book to match. Around the World in 80 Days will leave you in awe at the enormity of the challenge that he set himself – and the extent of his preparation.
—— Road.ccAny of us, including the world’s top sports stars, can be held back by fear of failure. Dr Pippa Grange helps us tell different stories about ourselves, so we can be happier, more successful, and more connected to those we love
—— Dr Rangan ChatterjeeDr Pippa Grange astutely diagnoses fear as our deepest inner block to self-expression, joy, and success. In this upbeat, compelling book she provides an effective antidote.
—— Dr Gabor Maté, author of When The Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress[Fear Less] encourages us to look at our sources of fear, know them and even embrace them so that we may live with more emotional freedom. I recommend this book
—— Julia Samuel, bestselling author of Grief Works and This Too Shall PassThis book might just change your life. Pippa Grange promises freedom from whatever it is that holds you back. Practical, powerful, profound
—— James Kerr, bestselling author of Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of LifeGareth Southgate knew that Pippa Grange could hold the key to transforming the World Cup squad. England were a better team with her onboard
—— The Duke of CambridgePippa Grange made the England team fearless
—— The TimesA fiery, Yorkshire-born psychologist, with a penchant for speaking her mind, Dr Pippa Grange was appointed to make the necessary cultural changes to develop England into a winning, well-oiled machine
—— SunThe England team appears in a better place psychologically than it has for generations… and the credit goes to psychologist Pippa Grange
—— GuardianThe woman behind that World Cup penalty shootout miracle
—— Daily MailShe’s amazing… everyone listens when she talks
—— Dele Alli, Tottenham Hotspur & EnglandWe all have and will inevitably encounter some kind of fear in our lives. This book took me to the why, and is rich in techniques on how to overcome it. An outstanding read
—— Juan MataA stimulating book for performance and life. We all need to understand fear, and learn how to create the right environment to be courageous. Quality read!
—— Eddie JonesAn owner’s manual for a fearful age
—— Michael Calvin, bestselling author of The Nowhere Men and State of Play
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