Covering all major cycling disciplines, this comprehensive manual serves cyclists of all levels, from beginners to seasoned racers. It offers expert advice on essential skills like riding techniques, fitness components specific to various cycling styles, and race selection based on individual strengths. Detailed training plans and personal analysis are included, along with health tips on nutrition and injury management. Enhanced by action photography and insights from top riders, it equips enthusiasts with the tools to improve their performance on any terrain.
Containing details on training technique, nutrition, health and travel, this
cyclists' manual also details the preparation and equipment needed by the
novice on a 50-mile charity ride, the tourist planning a cycling holiday, and
the experienced cyclist.
Field Marshal Cavan - The Reluctant Chief, 1865-1946
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The narrative explores the life of a regimental soldier who, despite lacking personal ambition, rose to become the professional head of the Army a century ago. It delves into his experiences, motivations, and the historical context that shaped his unexpected ascent within a military hierarchy. Through this unique perspective, the book sheds light on themes of duty, leadership, and the complexities of ambition in a structured environment.
The story of the Guards in the First World War epitomises the shattering historical significance of the conflict. These elite regiments fought in every major engagement on the Western Front - Mons, Loos, the Aisne, the Somme, Passchendaele - and sustained incalculable losses. Whole divisions were wiped out, and new regiments created. Cavalrymen spent the war behind machine-guns while their horses remained tethered and terrified. Simon Doughty's account is the first truly comprehensive record of the regiments' contribution to the war, describing every action in which they participated and tracing the complex history of their formation and dissolution. Rare extracts from regimental publications and arresting photography - much of which is published here for the first time - bring us close to the stories of famous figures such as Kipling, Julian Grenfell and Harold Macmillan, but also introduce us to the unknown private soldiers, all of whom were awarded the special rank of Guardsman by a grateful King George V after the War. As eminent historian Sir Michael Howard's introduction makes clear, the experience of the Guards is a peculiarly poignant tale within the wider narrative of the War. Amid the series of centenary commemorations, it is a story that needs to be told
