The Cyclist And His Shadow

Author : Olivier Haralambon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781517913731
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cyclist and His Shadow written by Olivier Haralambon and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A philosopher and former racing cyclist examines how competitive riders lose their sense of self as they pursue perfect motion and mastery over pain After ten years as a racing cyclist, riding in up to ninety races a year, Olivier Haralambon became a journalist and philosopher. In The Cyclist and His Shadow, he writes about the world of competitive cycling with rare honesty and self-reflection, exploring it not merely as a sport but as a spiritual and artistic practice, imbued with a mystical quality. In prose at once poetic and precise, Haralambon depicts the intensity of cycling as physical activity in which the rider's consciousness becomes inseparable from the instantaneous movements of limbs, the exertion of heart and lungs, and the marshaling and expenditure of energy. He describes riding as an ascetic activity always accompanied by pain that the cyclist can control but never fully eliminate. But cycling for Haralambon is not only suffering but also an addictively pleasurable activity in which the rider's sense of self dissolves and melds with the bicycle, mind and body exploring the vibrant solitude of the course and limits of human endurance. Engaging in the repetition of ascension and the endless hours immersed in an oceanic interior, cyclists are artists in the vastness of landscape, both interior and exterior. Published in association with The Cycling Podcast (https: //thecyclingpodcast.com), The Cyclist and His Shadow offers an illuminating meditation on what drives cyclists to devote their lives and bodies to training, racing, and even doping. Drawing from personal experience, Haralambon presents cycling as simultaneously physical and creative, technological and mystical, torturous and ecstatic.

Author : Olivier Haralambon
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452967903
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cyclist and His Shadow written by Olivier Haralambon and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A philosopher and former racing cyclist examines how competitive riders lose their sense of self as they pursue perfect motion and mastery over pain After ten years as a racing cyclist, riding in up to ninety races a year, Olivier Haralambon became a journalist and philosopher. In The Cyclist and His Shadow, he writes about the world of competitive cycling with rare honesty and self-reflection, exploring it not merely as a sport but as a spiritual and artistic practice, imbued with a mystical quality. In prose at once poetic and precise, Haralambon depicts the intensity of cycling as physical activity in which the rider’s consciousness becomes inseparable from the instantaneous movements of limbs, the exertion of heart and lungs, and the marshaling and expenditure of energy. He describes riding as an ascetic activity always accompanied by pain that the cyclist can control but never fully eliminate. But cycling for Haralambon is not only suffering but also an addictively pleasurable activity in which the rider’s sense of self dissolves and melds with the bicycle, mind and body exploring the vibrant solitude of the course and limits of human endurance. Engaging in the repetition of ascension and the endless hours immersed in an oceanic interior, cyclists are artists in the vastness of landscape, both interior and exterior. Published in association with The Cycling Podcast (https://thecyclingpodcast.com), The Cyclist and His Shadow offers an illuminating meditation on what drives cyclists to devote their lives and bodies to training, racing, and even doping. Drawing from personal experience, Haralambon presents cycling as simultaneously physical and creative, technological and mystical, torturous and ecstatic.

Author : Patrick Field
Publisher : Buster Books
ISBN 13 : 9781789293302
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cycling Revolution written by Patrick Field and published by Buster Books. This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the founder of The London School of Cycling. This essential book celebrates how cycling has changed the world - and the wisdom we can glean along the way from life on two wheels. As Einstein once said, "life is like riding a bicycle.". In this beautifully illustrated book, cycling expert Patrick Field reveals the lessons we can learn from the world of cycling, including the movers and shakers who created the cycling revolution, the best modern races, chases, and riders of the twenty-first century, and incredible stories of people who have smashed down barriers on the road... and beyond. Once we learn how to ride, we never forget how to do it. This little book brings together over 60 vital life lessons inspired by the bike - from pushing yourself to the limit to learning to pace yourself and the importance of teamwork - and will show you that learning how to ride is, essentially, learning how to live. Packed with tips and tricks and combined with stunning illustrations from Harry Goldhawk, this is perfect for seasoned and new cyclists alike.

Author : Jean Bobet
Publisher : Mousehold Press for Basque Children of '37 Association UK
ISBN 13 : 9781874739517
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tomorrow, We Ride-- written by Jean Bobet and published by Mousehold Press for Basque Children of '37 Association UK. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the lives of the Bobet brothers - Louison, triple Tour de France winner and Jean who gave up an academic career to ride in the service of his brother. This story brings alive the romance of the great races and star riders of those post war days whose exploits lifted the public spirit after years of conflict and economic hardship.

Author : Stephen Graham Jones
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 0765391880
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Night Cyclist written by Stephen Graham Jones and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2016-09-28 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Night Cyclist" by Stephen Graham Jones is a horror novelette about a middle-aged chef whose nightly bicycle ride home is interrupted by an unexpected encounter. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Susie Kelly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780993092299
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Valley of Heaven and Hell written by Susie Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join novice cyclist Susie Kelly as she embarks on a marathon bike ride through a little-known area of northern France full of history and flowing with champagne.

Author : Michael Barry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780571297726
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shadows on the Road written by Michael Barry and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the dreams and passion of a young, idealistic cycling fan from Toronto, what it was like to go on to ride as a teammate alongside such giants of the sport as Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome, and how those dreams were compromised early on in his career by a sport in crisis.

Author : Brian Newhouse
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671568981
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Crossing written by Brian Newhouse and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brian Newhouse's journey begins with only three rules: no car rides, no walking hills, and no hangers-on. But as he cycles deep into America's heart, the long-hidden terrain of his past begins slowly unfolding.

Author : James Hibbard
Publisher : Quercus
ISBN 13 : 1529410274
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Cycling written by James Hibbard and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meditative love letter to the sport of cycling, THE ART OF CYCLING traces the journey of a former professional racer regaining his love for the sport and shows how cycling can shed new light on age-old questions of selfhood, meaning, and purpose. Interweaving cycling, philosophy, and personal narrative, THE ART OF CYCLING provides readers with a deep understanding into the highs and lows of being an elite athlete, the limits of approaching any sporting pursuit from a strictly rational perspective, and how the philosophical and often counterintuitive lessons derived from sport can be applied to other areas of life. Accessible to everyone from the hardened racer to the casual fan, THE ART OF CYCLING engages the history of thought through the lens of cycling to undermine much of what is typically thought of as "intellectual", breathing new vitality into life, and countering society's obsession with progress and drive towards the abstract, detached, and virtual.

Author : Matt Rendell
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kings of the Mountains written by Matt Rendell and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time Matthew Rendell tells the little-known story of a Latin American country in which cycling is the national sport, whose sportsmen, denied the enormous benefits of prosperity, cutting-edge technology and unlimited sponsorship, have nevertheless achieved prodigious cycling feats both at home and abroad, and helped to forge for Colombia a heroic national identity. He tells of how, during the fifties, Colombia's own top cycle race, the Vuelta de Colombia, was still being held on dusty, unpaved roads - with consequentially ghastly accidents; of how the first top European cyclists who came to race in Colombia found themselves utterly vanquished by its endless mountain climbs; of how the biography of Colombia's first cycling superstar was written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Then, following the story through to the seventies and eighties, he shows how Colombia's cyclists began to make their mark abroad, even in the ultimate competition, the Tour de France - and, while they may have lacked the team discipline and the pace training to win the race itself, how to them the premier accolade was to become King of the Mountains, by beating everyone else in the Tour's most drainin