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'What Ed Clancy doesn't know about cycling isn't worth knowing' – Sir Chris Hoy

'A timely reminder that age is no reason to slow down' – Tour De France winner Geraint Thomas

'Brilliant advice, light-hearted and insightful' – Olympic Champion Victoria Pendleton MBE

'Filled with hard-won advice from the pair on the training, nutrition, recovery and off-bike conditioning required for a long life on – and off – the bike' – Bike Radar

AN EXPERT GUIDE FOR ROAD CYCLISTS LOOKING TO DEFY THE YEARS AND RIDE FASTER AND FURTHER

Getting older does not mean getting slower. Improving your performance is achievable despite the advance of the years. If you are a midlife rider who wants to ride faster and for longer, Full Gas Forever provides the complete guide.

Ed Clancy OBE, a three-time Olympic gold-medal winning cyclist and fitness writer, flexibility expert and midlife cyclist Lexie Williamson, are the ideal people to guide you through the strategies, training, benefits and pitfalls of going full-gas in your fifth or sixth decade. Mixing anecdotes, insights and personal experiences from their own sporting lives, you will find practical guidance on the following:

· exercises to enable riders to work on this area of fitness.
· off-bike preparation
· ride fuelling through a nutritionally focused diet
· recovery strategies
· injury prevention as well as advice on avoiding overtraining.
· dealing with injuries and adapting your training plan accordingly
· specifically designed programmes to smash the sprints and outlast the others in a test of endurance.

Whether you're looking to scale those peaks, smash those sprints or outlast the others in a test of endurance, this book shows just how it can be done.

About the Author

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Ed Clancy OBE is the most successful Team Pursuit cyclist in history, having won gold with Team GB at three successive Olympics. In 2020, along with former road teammate Graham Briggs, he launched the Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy, aiming to get children learning and enjoying riding a bike. @Ed_Clancy

Lexie Williamson is a British Wheel of Yoga (2008) and Yoga Sports Science® qualified instructor and fitness writer. She teaches Yoga for Runners, Cyclists and Triathletes workshops across Surrey, and writes for running and cycling magazines including Runner's World, Triathlete's World, Cycling Active, Cycling Plus and Outdoor Fitness and the US website MyYogaOnline.com. She is the author of Yoga for Cyclists and Yoga for Runners.

Praise For…

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“What Ed Clancy doesn't know about cycling isn't worth knowing” —Sir Chris Hoy

“Unless you've worked out how to stop time, you're going to need this book” —Ned Boulting

“Getting older doesn't mean the end of your cycling. Not even close. Ed Clancy and Lexie Williamson show you how to optimize training to keep it going – and even ride further and faster” —Joe Friel

“A timely reminder that age is no reason to slow down” —Geraint Thomas

“If the mind is willing but the legs are asking questions, this book has the answers!” —Carlton Kirby

“A book that will doubtless help others get as much out of this marvellous machine as Ed Clancy does” —Chris Boardman

“Brilliant advice, light-hearted and insightful. A valuable read from a multiple Olympic Champion (and total legend!)” —Victoria Pendleton

“[From] Legendary British Cyclist Ed Clancy [the book is] especially to help cyclists who have a few miles on the clock … do have a look” —Adrian Chiles