Cycling has never been more popular, whether as a pro-level sport on TV, as a way of commuting on city streets, or as a massive participation sport involving millions of dedicated road riders. This book is aimed at those legions of weekend heroes of all levels of fitness & experience who inhabit the world of road riding, from those entering their first charity event to seasoned riders looking to improve their performance. Everything that these riders need to know is here, in one comprehensive volume. The book starts by looking at choosing the right kit, from buying a bike to deciding on the right clothes & accessories. It then looks at how to best to train for the rigors of the open road by getting your bike-specific fitness up to scratch. But riding a bike is much more than just pedaling hard, so next comes the essential skills necessary for efficient speed including climbing, cornering, & descending. Road riding also has its own tactics & this volume shows you the strategies that will keep you at the front of the pack. But you won`t get far if you don`t eat the right food, so next comes a section on fuelling for rides. Lastly, a workshop section guides you through essential pre- & post-ride maintenance & upgrades. Lavishly illustrated throughout with annotated photographs & step-by-step artworks & images, this is the only book any road rider will ever need. ...

This extensive & authoritative book is produced in association with Men`s Running & Women`s Running, containing chapters on health, food & nutrition, training plans, exercises, & equipment. It is for casual runners, from those taking it up for the first time & aiming to complete their first mile, to those eyeing up a marathon & searching for advice on how best to train. Illustrated throughout with annotated photographs & step-by-step artworks & images. It

Includes:: instruction for all types of running, from the casual to the ultra-competitive, as well as both exercise & nutrition advice. This comprehensive guide will be crucial to anyone looking to improve their running abilities.

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A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves between the Sun & the Earth, fully blocking out the Sun. A surprisingly moving experience, some viewers feel unrestrained joy at the sight of totality, others feel an equally powerful sense of desolation. In 2012, a total eclipse starts in Australia's Northern Territory & crosses Queensland before disappearing over the Pacific, while June sees the extremely rare transit of Venus, where the planet can be seen moving across the face of the Sun, & is at least partly visible from several regions of the world. Depending on your location, during the hybrid (annual-total) eclipse of November 2013 you may see the Sun totally eclipsed by the Moon. Locations within totality include the central & eastern Atlantic Ocean, Gabon, Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia & Somalia. Experience this celestial moment & by doing so join the elite, 200-year-old 'eclipse-chasers' club. Packed with maps, weather conditions, photography tips, health & safety, this invaluable guide has everything to help you make the most out of this spectacular natural event. ...

If you like tractors, you`ll love Total Tractor, get under the bonnet of these glorious, gigantic machines. From exciting vintage tractors & farming machines to the latest state-of-the-art John Deere, Total Tractor presents these mighty machines in all their glory. Travel through time with the pictures of tractors through the ages. You can discover historic steam engines in fascinating detail & follow their development right up to the present day. Total Tractor reveals essential facts & stats including pulling power, tyre size & much more. Large scale, big pictures of tractors reveal the intricate parts of the machine & a driver`s-eye view puts you in the cab. You can see tractors in action ploughing, planting, building & breaking, plus step into the world of tractor competitions & find out how to win at tractor pulling. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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Map No. 10042, Toten, in the new topographic survey of Norway at 1:50, 000 covering the country on 195 double-sided sheets & first published by Nordeca in 2011
- 2012; fully GPS compatible, indicating waymarked footpaths, campsites, tourist huts, illuminated ski runs, etc. The maps, now published by Nordeca, the successors to Statens Kartverk & its subsequent owners the Ugland Group, are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each map covers an area of 62x 45 kilometres (39 x 28 miles approx.), with a 2-km overlap between the sheets. The maps have contours at 20m intervals (10m glacier contours), plus colouring & graphics to show cultivated areas, bogs, forests, etc. In addition to all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale the maps distinguish between waymarked & unmarked footpaths & show campsites, tourist huts (serviced/self service/no supplies), country hotels & restaurants, & illuminated ski trails. The series uses EUREF89 (WGS84) datum & the maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend is in Norwegian & English. Each title comes in a sturdy protective card envelope.
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Almtal
- Stodertal -Totes Gebirge (No. 19), a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:50, 000 from Kompass with local & long-distance
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Totes Gebirge Central, 15/2
- ski edition, in a series of ski & hiking maps produced by the German & Austrian Alpine Clubs in
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Totes Gebirge Central area of the Alps in a hiking edition at 1:25, 000 from a series of detailed, GPS compatible maps published by the DAV
- Deutscher Alpenverein & produced by the German & Austrian Alpine Clubs using cartography from their respective survey organizations. Maps in this series have topography vividly presented by contours at 20 metres intervals, enhanced by shading & finely drawn graphic relief. An overprint highlights hiking paths and/or ski routes (please see the note below), campsites & various types of mountain huts & refuges. The area covered by each map varies according to the scale; for 1:25, 000 maps it is Approx. 25x 18 km (15 x 11 miles). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks with latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend is in German only.PLEASE NOTE – THE OVERPRINT FOR HIKING and/or SKI ROUTES: all Sheet Ref. numbers shown on the accompanying grid are available with an overprint highlighting hiking trails, indicating sections with fixed climbing ropes &, where appropriate, the waymarking route numbers. Several titles are now published with both hiking & ski routes on them. Other areas are covered by two separate maps: a hiking edition plus a ski edition. The type of the overprint is indicated in our title of each map. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.
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Totes Gebirge East area of the Alps in a combined hiking & ski edition at 1:25, 000 from a series of detailed, GPS compatible maps published by the DAV
- Deutscher Alpenverein & produced by the German & Austrian Alpine Clubs using cartography from their respective survey organizations. Maps in this series have topography vividly presented by contours at 20 metres intervals, enhanced by shading & finely drawn graphic relief. An overprint highlights hiking paths and/or ski routes (please see the note below), campsites & various types of mountain huts & refuges. The area covered by each map varies according to the scale; for 1:25, 000 maps it is Approx. 25x 18 km (15 x 11 miles). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks with latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend is in German only.PLEASE NOTE – THE OVERPRINT FOR HIKING and/or SKI ROUTES: all Sheet Ref. numbers shown on the accompanying grid are available with an overprint highlighting hiking trails, indicating sections with fixed climbing ropes &, where appropriate, the waymarking route numbers. Several titles are now published with both hiking & ski routes on them. Other areas are covered by two separate maps: a hiking edition plus a ski edition. The type of the overprint is indicated in our title of each map. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.
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