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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading > Cycling
Many amputees want to know how it feels to be able to cycle, and
some even want to be professional amputee cyclists. The disability
market offers many options for amputee cycling. This book shows you
how to get started and take those exciting first steps on your way
to a higher level of mobility and independence. The contributions
in this collection are written by some of the best-known amputee
cyclists in the world, including Margaret Biggs, Rajesh Durbal,
Mark Inglis, and Keira Roche. Their achievements are nothing short
of remarkablewhether cycling around a velodrome at the Paralympics
or around the world raising funds for charity. This guide offers
great advice from experts and ordinary cyclists alike for arm, leg,
combination, and all matters of amputee cycling. The book includes
tips not only on the vast arrangement of two wheelers, but also
tricycles, recumbents, handbikes, tandems, unicycles, electric
bikes, and more specialized cycling forms designed for the
disability market. The book offers practical tips and stories,
imagery, photographs, and much more to help you or a loved one
firmly connect with cycling as an activity that can be done despite
a disability.
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Stephan Vanfleteren
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An ode to Alberic 'Briek' Schotte, the godfather of all flandriens.
The heroes of the Tour of Flanders and the Paris-Roubaix are tough
and determined. The Flemings specialise in riding on bad roads and
in bad weather. This set of photos provides an intimate and
emotional portrait of these legendary athletes, landscapes and the
Flemish culture. Stephan Vanfleteren has been photographing cycling
races in Belgium and its surrounding areas for more than 15 years
already. With more than 100 images, carefully selected by
photographer Stephan Vanfleteren.
Riding up hills is the ultimate challange for a cyclist. This guide
is a compilation of some of the best hills in Cumbria and the Lake
District. It's not just a definitive list of the Top 50 toughest
climbs; instead, author James Allen has selected some of the most
iconic, thrilling, interesting, varied and, of course, challenging
hill climbs that this beautiful region has to offer. There's
something for everyone, from the Weekend Warrior to the serious
road racer. Just get out there and enjoy the ride!
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