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Category: Book reviews

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Book Review: Rough Stuff Cycling in the Alps by Fred Wright

June 22, 2018 Chris Leave a comment

If you like Riding High as well as Riding Far and you like to get off of the regular paved…

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Book review: Ultra-Distance Cycling by Simon Jobson & Dominic Irvine

November 2, 2017 Chris 2 Comments

Contains a lot of useful content about riding far. Well-written and reasonably well-organized. Highlights include the training & nutrition chapters.

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