There are countless Cycling courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- The Cyclist’s Training Bible: The World’s Most Comprehensive Training Guide (2018)
- It’s All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels (2012)
- Mastering Mountain Bike Skills (2017)
- Cycling Anatomy: Your Illustrated Guide for Cycling Strength, Speed, and Endurance (2019)
- Bike Fit: Optimise your bike position for high performance and injury avoidance (2014)
- Road to Valor: A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation (2013)
- Cycling Paradises: 100 Bike Tours of the World’s Most Breathtaking Places to Pedal (2018)
- Epic Bike Rides of the World (Lonely Planet) (2019)
- Carb Cycling: How to Lose Weight, Shed Fat, and Live a Healthier Life Without Giving Up On Your Favorite Meals (Weigh Loss with Delicious Recipes Included) (2019)
- Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance: The World’s Best-Selling Guide to Mountain Bike Repair (2018)
- The Complete Bike Owner’s Manual (2017)
- Training and Racing with a Power Meter (2019)
- Ultra-Distance Cycling: An Expert Guide to Endurance Cycling (2017)
- Alpe d’Huez: The Story of Pro Cycling’s Greatest Climb (2016)
- The Bicycling Big Book of Cycling for Beginners: Everything a new cyclist needs to know to gear up and start riding (2014)
The Cyclist’s Training Bible: The World’s Most Comprehensive Training Guide (2018)
Joe Friel is the most trusted coach in the world and his proven cycling training program has helped hundreds of thousands find success in the sport.Joe has completely rewritten this new 5th Edition of The Cyclist’s Training Bible to incorporate new training principles and help athletes train smarter than ever.
It’s All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels (2012)
Robert Penn has saddled up nearly every day of his adult life. He rides to get to work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to travel, to go shopping, and to stay sane. He’s no Sunday pedal pusher. So when the time came for a new bike, he decided to pull out all the stops and build his dream machine.
Mastering Mountain Bike Skills (2017)
If you want to ride like a pro, you should learn from a pro! In Mastering Mountain Bike Skills, Third Edition, world-champion racer Brian Lopes and renowned riding coach Lee McCormack share their elite perspectives, real-life race stories, and their own successful techniques to help riders of all styles and levels build confidence and experience the full exhiliration of the sport.
Cycling Anatomy: Your Illustrated Guide for Cycling Strength, Speed, and Endurance (2019)
From steep inclines to slick terrains, Cycling Anatomy, Second Edition, will ensure you are prepared for every challenge that comes your way. Using the same methods that elite cyclists use, you can employ this well-rounded collection of 89 strength and conditioning exercises to maximize cycling power, speed, and endurance to improve your cycling performance.
Bike Fit: Optimise your bike position for high performance and injury avoidance (2014)
Do you suffer from lower back pain after a long weekend ride? Do your shoes wear out on one side more than the other? Are you experiencing numbness in your hands, or knee pain? Phil Burt, Head Physiotherapist at British Cycling and Team Sky Consultant Physiotherapist, has worked with hundreds of cyclists to help them solve these and many other classic cycling niggles.
Road to Valor: A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation (2013)
Gino Bartali is best known as an Italian cycling legend who not only won the Tour de France twice but also holds the record for the longest time span between victories. In Road to Valor, Aili and Andres McConnon chronicle Bartali’s journey, from an impoverished childhood in rural Tuscany to his first triumph at the 1938 Tour de France.
Cycling Paradises: 100 Bike Tours of the World’s Most Breathtaking Places to Pedal (2018)
Discover the best places to bike in this carefully curated guide to seeing the world on a bike.
Epic Bike Rides of the World (Lonely Planet) (2019)
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated paperback. From family-friendly, sightseeing urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Destinations range from France and Italy, for the world’s great bike races, to the wilds of Mongolia and Patagonia.
Carb Cycling: How to Lose Weight, Shed Fat, and Live a Healthier Life Without Giving Up On Your Favorite Meals (Weigh Loss with Delicious Recipes Included) (2019)
A Weight Loss Method Which Will Not Only Help You Get Leaner in 12 Weeks… But You Don’t Even Have To Sacrifice Your Favorite Meals in the ProcessHave you tried endless alternative diets but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks……and you always just end up where you started?Are you tired of feeling powerless and miserable, and really want to break through?Do you finally want to say goodbye to the uncomfortable pointless diets, and find something that actually works for you?If so, the…
Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance: The World’s Best-Selling Guide to Mountain Bike Repair (2018)
From basic repairs like how to fix a flat to advanced overhauls of drivetrains and brakes, Lennard Zinn’s clearly illustrated guide makes every bike repair and maintenance job easy for everyone. Lennard Zinn is the world’s leading expert on bike maintenance and repair. His friendly, step-by-step guide explains the tools and parts you’ll need and how to know you’ve done the job right. The book’s two-color interior is easy to read―even in a dimly-lit garage or workshop.
The Complete Bike Owner’s Manual (2017)
Keep your bike in mint condition with this visually in-depth manual for bicycle maintenance and care.Featuring CGI illustrations that can be viewed at any angle, The Complete Bike Owner’s Manual shows every aspect of bicycle repair and maintenance. Each diagram and step-by-step instruction is shown more clearly than ever before in this book.Learn how to mend a tire puncture, build your own custom bike from scratch, or adjust your seat with The Complete Bike Owner’s Manual.
Training and Racing with a Power Meter (2019)
A power meter can unlock more speed and endurance than any other training tool―but only if you understand the data. This new third edition of Training and Racing with a Power Meter updates the comprehensive guide that was last published almost 10 years ago. Using this updated guide, any rider can exploit the incredible usefulness of any power meter. Pioneering cycling coach Hunter Allen and exercise physiologists Dr.
Ultra-Distance Cycling: An Expert Guide to Endurance Cycling (2017)
This expert guide to competitive ultra-distance cycling is all riders need to cycle a very long way, fast.Ultra-distance events are among some of the greatest challenges a cyclist can face, with riders spending hundreds of miles in the saddle over a 24-hour period, battling the elements and overcoming both physical and mental hardships.What was once elite is now commonplace, and today thousands of dedicated riders…
Alpe d’Huez: The Story of Pro Cycling’s Greatest Climb (2016)
It has been called the Tour de France’s ‘Hollywood climb’, and there is no doubt that Alpe d’Huez has played a starring role in cycling’s history since its first encounter with the sport back in 1952 when the legendary Fausto Coppi triumphed on the summit.
The Bicycling Big Book of Cycling for Beginners: Everything a new cyclist needs to know to gear up and start riding (2014)
Bicycling is undergoing a renaissance in this country as millions of people are taking to the streets in this nostalgic, beloved pastime. From purchasing one’s first bike to learning all its different components, Bicycling Big Book of Cycling for Beginners is the go-to guide for any beginning cyclist’s collection.
Best Cycling Books You Should Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some cycling books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
The End of the Road: The Festina Affair and the Tour that Almost Wrecked Cycling
Author(s): Alasdair Fotheringham
ID: 2388869, Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport, Year: 5 May 2016, Size: 8 Mb, Format: epub
The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races
Author(s): Peter Cossins
ID: 3682595, Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport, Year: 2023, Size: 5 Mb, Format: pdf
Masculinities and the Culture of Competitive Cycling
Author(s): Jack Hardwicke
ID: 3699141, Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2023, Size: 5 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are absolutely record-breakers according to Los Angeles Times, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.