High Performance Cycling - Softcover

Jeukendrup, Asker E.

 
9780736040211: High Performance Cycling
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0736040218 ISBN 13: 9780736040211
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

For both cyclists and cycling coaches, experts from all over the world present cutting-edge information on performance assessment, body positioning, equipment, nutrition, endurance, strength and injury prevention that can be used immediately for training and racing success.

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About the Author


Asker E. Jeukendrup is a recognized authority on biochemistry and exercise physiology for cyclists. He has served as scientific adviser to the Rabobank professional cycling team--one of the top cycling teams in the world--and as nutrition consultant to U.K. Athletics and numerous Olympic athletes. More than 50 of his articles have been published in peer-reviewed journals.

Jeukendrup received his PhD in health sciences in 1997 in Maastricht, Netherlands, and is currently a lecturer in the school of sport and exercise sciences at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. He was already an avid cyclist when he first entered the fields of exercise physiology and sport nutrition. In his work, he endeavors not only to perform cutting-edge research but also to translate his findings into terms that will be directly useful for athletes.

In his free time, Jeukendrup enjoys cycling, traveling, and competing in triathlons. He and his wife, Antoinette, live in Birmingham, England.

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Publisher
Human Kinetics Publishers
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0736040218
ISBN 13 
9780736040211
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
320