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I am blown away by the level of detail Phil Cavell brings to his work. – Elinor Barker MBE, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medallist The Midlife Cyclist is a triumph – Cycling Plus An amazing accomplishment… a simple-to-understand précis of your midlife as a cyclist – you won t want to put it down. – Phil Liggett, TV cycling commentator Phil is eminently qualified to write The Midlife Cyclist. Well, he is certainly old enough. – Fabian Cancellara, Tour de France rider and two-time Olympic championRenowned cycling biomechanics pioneer, Phil Cavell, explores the growing trend of middle-aged and older cyclists seeking to achieve high-level performance. Using contributions from leading coaches, ex-professionals and pro-team doctors, he produces the ultimate manifesto for mature riders who want to stay healthy, avoid injury – and maximise their achievement levels.Time s arrow traditionally plots an incremental path into declining strength and speed for all of us. But we are different to every other generation of cyclists in human history. An ever-growing number of us are determined to scale the highest peaks of elite physical fitness into middle-age and beyond. Can the emerging medical and scientific research help us achieve the holy triumvirate of speed and health with age?The Midlife Cyclist offers a gold standard road-map for the mature cyclist who aims to train, perform and even race at the highest possible level.