Šport má svoje počiatky už v antike, kedy vznikli Olympijské hry ako symbol mieru, oslavy boha Dia a ako pokus na odstránenie vojen. V súčasnosti sa však športovaniu venuje čoraz menej ľudí, hoci sa na pravidelný pohyb apeluje čoraz viac. Ak chcete patriť k športujúcej menšine, je to dobré rozhodnutie. Ak sa však neviete rozhodnúť pre ten pravý šport, prípadne neviete, čo obnáša a čo všetko o ňom treba vedieť, aby ste si pri jeho vykonávaní neublížili, alebo vás šport len jednoducho zaujíma, v kníhkupectvách nájdete rôzne knihy z tejto oblasti.
Eddy Merckx. Fausto Coppi. Jacques Anquetil. Bernard Hinault. Beryl Burton. Marianne Vos. A sole cyclist battling over a pass high in the mountains is one of the most romantic of sporting images. In the past 150 years road cycling has been dominated by a series of iconic people who have redefined endurance ...
Kim is running through the streets of the old town. She is frightened. A man with dark eyes and a knife is looking for her. He is going to catch her. This holiday in beautiful Barcelona is suddenly very dangerous. Where is Kim’s friend Dave? What can she do?
Simon & Schuster UK: When Lance Armstrong fought back from life-threatening cancer to win the 1999 Tour de France - the...
There are things he does alone, and things that he alone does. Jacques Anquetil was a cyclist with an aristocratic demeanor and a relaxed attitude to rules and morals. His womanising and frank admissions of doping appalled 1960s French society, even as his five Tour de France wins enthralled it. Paul ...
A cultural history of sneakers, tracing the footprint of one of our most iconic fashions across sports, business, pop culture, and American identity When the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey through the heart of American ...
From detailed portraits of the icons of the sport, to statistical breakdowns of the greatest road races and potted histories of its most enduring records, this collection of superbly entertaining infographics includes everything you need to know about professional cycling. Whether it is the tallest and ...
Cena:14.64€ | Autor:Brewer, John | Rok vydania:2017 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:vydanie sa pripravuje | ISBN:9781472939685 | Vydavateľ:Bloomsbury
Cycling is about more than competitive racing, lycra, and physical endurance; it’s about joy, meditative wonder and spiritual enrichment. Mindful Thoughts for Cyclists presents a series of focused meditations on why and how cycling can be a powerful practice of mindful awareness. From the pleasure of ...
''As if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels'' FT Somewhere in a German forest 200 years ago, during the darkest, wettest summer for centuries, the story of cycling began. The calls to ban it were more or less immediate. Re:Cyclists is the tale of the following two centuries. It tells how cycling became ...
Bicycles are the new cars. Whether custom-made, sleek, playful, or electric, they are not only means of transportation but also have cultural value. Velo 3rd Gear introduces the world’s best bikes along with their makers and related products. Bikes don’t just bring us from point A to point B within the ...
Like no other cycling book, from no other rider - Britain''s Rio 2016 Olympic cycling star shares his unique take on the world of cycling Sit back or saddle up as double Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion Geraint Thomas gives you a warts and all insight into the life of a pro cyclist. ...
It\''s time we all stopped whining and learned a thing or two from The Toughest Cyclists Ever. Including: Stephen Roche, whose cure for exhaustion was to go up a gear and fight harder, all the way to the ambulance. Eddy Merckx, who hurt himself so badly in breaking the Hour record that, he estimated, ...
Full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating, the first Tour de France in 1903 was a colourful affair. Its riders included characters like Maurice Garin, an Italian-born Frenchman, said to have been swapped for a round of cheese by his parents in order to smuggle him into France to clean ...
Is there anything quite so exhilarating as swimming in wild water? This is a joyful swimming tour of Britain, a frog''s-eye view of the country''s best bathing holes - the rivers, rock pools, lakes, ponds, lochs and sea that define a watery island. Charming, funny, inspiring, an assertion of the native ...
Cena:42.71€ | Autor:Phillips, Shaun | Rok vydania:2016 | Jazyk: V anglickom jazyku | Dostupnosť:2-3 týždne | ISBN:9780415742245 | Vydavateľ:Routledge
''I was never going to sleep in and take it easy, there were worms to catch.'' In August 2015 Guy Martin crashed out of the lead of an Ulster Grand Prix superbike race held on the world''s fastest racetrack. He had invasive surgery to bolt his broken spine and hand back together, and within days he decided ...
What makes the ultimate Sunday League footballer? YouTube star ChrisMD has turned amateur Sunday afternoon kick-arounds into a social media event - and now, for the first time, he''s sharing all of his secrets. Join Chris as he reveals the characters, training tricks and top-level dietary regime (greasy ...
Sport's for everyone . . . isn't it? Society has led us to believe that women and sport don’t mix. But why? What happens to the young girls who dare to climb trees and cartwheel across playgrounds? In her exploration of major taboos, from sex to the gender pay gap, sports journalist Anna Kessel discovers ...