Cykling: generelt og cykelture

Wenn man die eigene Komfortzone erst einmal hinter sich und sich auf Abenteuer einlässt, so können die wundervollsten Dinge passieren.Dieses Buch erzählt, wie es ist, sich auf die volle Bandbreite des Lebens einzulassen. Neue Kulturen, die Freiheit und Großartigkeit der Natur zu erleben, fremde Landschaften zu durchqueren und vor allem, sich selbst kennenzulernen und die eigenen Grenzen auszuloten. Zoë Agasi und Olivier Van Herck erzählen in eindrucksvollen Bildern und packenden Berichten von den Erfahrungen, die sie auf ihrer Reise, die sich über 40.000 Kilometer und mehr als vier Jahren erstreckt hat, gemacht haben.Leaving the Comfort Zone liefert wertvolle Informationen dazu, die eigene Expedition zu planen, was man mitnehmen sollte und was man zu Hause lassen kann, wo man rasten, was man essen und worauf man achten sollte, wenn man unterwegs ist. Egal ob auf dem Fahrrad, im Kanu oder einfach zu Fuß - es gibt viele Wege die Welt zu erkunden, man muss nur den ersten Schritt machen.

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"Explorers Kristen and Ville Jokinen met and fell in love while scuba diving in Vietnam. Ville then left his native Finland to join Kristen in Oregon and together they embarked on a life-changing two-year cycling adventure covering 18,000 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina. Despite never having cycled further than around the block, they persevered unrelenting, punishing rain and wind, altitude sickness, dog attacks, bike accidents, and countless flat tires to cycle between the ends of the earth."--

På cyklen er livet simpelt ...Jeg er på vej fra et sted til et andet og det er i store træk alt jeg behøver at vide.Der er kun mig og cyklen i det store, uendelige univers.Jeg er en cykelmaskine.Velkommen til en spændende bog om ultracykling, fortalt af en af de passionerede danske udøvere af sporten. I en række medrivende beretninger, følger vi Morten Kjærsgaards deltagelser i udfordrende ultracykelløb i forskellige dele af verden.Tag med på mountainbike til Marokkos støvede hyrdestier i Atlasbjergene og til voldsomme stigninger i de belgiske Ardennerskove. Oplev det skotske højlands ensomme vidder og ophøjede skønhed, tyske og jyske grusveje og stier. Fornem presset for at nå toget over Storebælt under det danske landevejsløb, Race Around Denmark.Endeløse timer i sadlen med tid til at glædes over livet, kroppens muligheder og verdens forunderlige storhed, omsættes i Mortens skriverier til vedkommende, humoristiske og nærværende betragtninger.Fortællinger om eventyret og glæden ved at begive sig ud i det uvisse, tilsættes refleksioner over livets små og store tildragelser og skaber et magisk univers som vil give mening for både cykelentusiaster og folk, som holder af en velfortalt historie.Som aktiv udøver på den danske og internationale ultrascene siden årtusindskiftet, trækker Morten Kjærsgaard på mange års erfaringer og oplevelser i denne første, personlige bog om ultracyklingens forunderlige verden.

"Seattle was recently dubbed the best bike city in America by Bicycling magazine-but how did this notoriously hilly and rainy city become so inviting to people riding bikes? And what potholes lie ahead for bike advocates in the Emerald City? Tom Fucoloro, a longtime reporter on bike issues in Seattle, blends his reporting with historical research to uncover the story behind Seattle's hard-won bike lanes and trails, exploring how this center of bike culture emerged despite the obstacles of climate, topography, and - most importantly - an entrenched, car-centric urban landscape and culture"--

What readers are saying:¿¿¿¿¿ "Balarezo's eagerness to embrace and learn from discomfort will inspire readers to question the conveniences they curate in their own lives."¿¿¿¿¿ "The author's ability to remain candid and dissect his own thoughts and actions is something that many strive for and fail. Although the adventure itself is enthralling, the soul-searching that this book evokes is far more impressionable."¿¿¿¿¿ "This is one of the books you read every now and again which really captures your imagination. This is such an inspiring story with countless stories within the story."Book DescriptionAfter confrontations with AK-47-armed policemen in Xinjiang, China, and being thrown off his bicycle by gusts of wind in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, George Balarezo cycles across Ethiopia-Africa's most mountainous country and, as it happens, a repository for the continent's richest cultural legacy. He's assaulted daily by stone-hurling children, crashes a wedding party, scales a cliff with Ethiopian Orthodox monks, and sweats it out in the Afar Triangle-with the world's highest average temperature, it's earned its nickname of "hell on earth"-and witnesses the miracles of Ethiopian spirituality alongside murderers, cancer patients, and the mentally ill. It is a soul-stirring adventure that tests the limits of his sanity and gifts him invaluable life lessons that he is eager to share.

A guidebook to cycling the 220km (137 mile) Coast to Coast (C2C) cycle route from either Whitehaven or Workington to Tynemouth or Sunderland. This long-distance cycle through the Lake District, Pennines and County Durham is suitable for both first-time and experienced long-distance cyclists and can be cycled in 3 days. Presented as a 3-day itinerary with daily stages between 64-84km (40-52 miles) in length. Alternate itineraries are also provided Route passes Keswick, Greystoke, Penrith, Renwick, Garrigill, Nenthead, Allenheads, Alston, Newcastle Route is described west-east but a summary description is also provided for those wanting to cycle in the opposite direction 1:100,000 maps are included for each stage GPX files available to download Trek planner gives detailed information about accommodation, refreshments and facilities along the route

Land's End to JOG Off-Road, by Mountain Bike, takes you on a 1,250 mile (2,000km) route with 111,000 feet (34,000m) of elevation gain that will take you through the UK's three mainland countries - England, Wales and Scotland.

An awe-inspiring history of the five most legendary "classic" races in world cycling.The Tour de France may provide the most obvious fame and glory, but it is cycling's one-day tests that the professional riders really prize. Toughest, longest and dirtiest of all are the so-called 'Monuments', the five legendary races that are the sport's equivalent of golf's majors or the grand slams in tennis. Milan-Sanremo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris­-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour of Lombardy date back more than a century, and each of them is an anomaly in modern-day sport, the cycling equivalent of the Monaco Grand Prix. Time has changed them to a degree, but they remain as brutally testing as they ever have been. They provide the sport's outstanding one-day performers with a chance to measure themselves against each other and their predecessors in the most challenging tests in world cycling. From the bone-shattering bowler-hat cobbles of the Paris-Roubaix to the insanely steep hellingen in the Tour of Flanders, each race is as unique as the riders who push themselves through extreme exhaustion to win them and enter their epic history. Over the course of a century, only Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck have won all five races. Yet victory in a single edition of a Monument guarantees a rider lasting fame. For some, that one victory has even more cachet than success in a grand tour. Each of the Monuments has a fascinating history, featuring tales of the finest and largest characters in the sport. In this updated edition of The Monuments Peter Cossins tells the tumultuous history of these extraordinary races and the riders they have immortalised.

An essential resource for dedicated cyclists planning a trip through the state or casual riders seeking new stretches of trail to enjoy with family and friends. Great for those traveling by foot, boat, or car as well.

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