Century, brevet, cross-state, ultradistance—there is only one book that covers them all. Distance Cycling is a comprehensive guide for planning, training, and competing in long-distance events.
Long-time distance cycling outstanding John Hughes, an endurance coach and sport science expert, and coach Dan Kehlenbach team up to cover the sport from each angle. Combining sport science, including the latest exploration on training and conditioning, with hands-on counsel for planning and performance, Distance Cycling will ascertain you get the most from each ride.
With Distance Cycling, you will learn how to
•select the distance events best suitable to you;
•prepare yourself for the physical and psychological demands of the sport;
•train for century rides and brevets using the 8- and 15-week conditioning programs; and
•conquer grueling ultradistance rides.
You’ll also learn how to fuel the right way before, during, and after events; how to select the best instrumentation for your ride; how to carry out basic roadside maintenance on your bike; and how to keep out of the way of the most mutual injuries in distance cycling.
Before you ride, read this book. As the uttermost guide for the extreme sport, Distance Cycling will help you ride longer, stronger, and more comfortably in each event.
Review
“Armed with training programs from John Hughes and Dan Kehlenbach, I became a UMCA champion, solo RAAM qualifier, cross-state record holder, and 1200K finisher. Distance Cycling will give you the vantages these writers gave me.”
Larry Graham -- President, UltraMarathon Cycling Association (UMCA)
“I wish Distance Cycling had been available 35 years ago when I was struggling to find intellectual selective information when it comes to how to ride further and faster. This book is a will have to for any rider who wants to improve overall long-distance cycling performance.”
Lon Haldeman -- Eight-Time Transcontinental Record Setter and Race Across America Winner
“Distance Cycling is the coach you’ve always wanted and needed. John Hughes and Daniel Kehlenbach have taken the best and most current data in regards to training, diet, safety, technique, and mental preparation and applied it to all cyclists yearning to go further and faster.”
Muffy Ritz -- Three-Time RAAM Runner-Up, Former Member of U.S. Ski Team
“With Distance Cycling, Hughes and Kehlenbach have formulated an important, accessible tool of self-knowledge and empowerment for the motivated endurance cyclist.”
Chris Fisher, ForeWord magazine
"My good friend, and ultracycling guru, John Hughes, has invented the uttermost book on what a cyclist needs to recognise when giving careful consideration to a ride of more than 100 miles."
Ken Bonner-- Veteran ultracyclist and fellow member of Randonneurs USA, UltraMarathon Cycling Association, and BC Randonneurs Cycling Club
"Distance Cycling has outstanding info on conditioning and nutrition, and it's full of elaborated week-by-week cycling training programs for respective distance goals. Best of all, it's written in an enjoyable, easy-to-read style. Without a doubt, it's the best book I've read on long-distance cycling."
Dan Wallace--Veteran ultracyclist and fellow member of the UltraMarathon Cycling Association and Randonneurs USA
About the Author
John Hughes has been an endurance cyclist since 1975, spending 15 of those years as a coach and trainer. For 12 years he served as the managing conductor of the UltraMarathon Cycling Association (UMCA), the founding institution of the transcontinental Race Across America (RAAM). As UMCA director, Hughes invented the standard century challenge, encouraging cyclists to ride 100 miles each month.
Hughes has twice competed in RAAM and has twice won the Furnace Creek 508, a 508-mile RAAM qualifying event. Among his other achievements are seven 1,200-kilometer randonnées, including a course record for the Boston-Montreal-Boston route. For 10 years Hughes coordinated and led supported tours of the West and Southwest. He also explored the West on self-supported tours on a loaded touring bike.
Hughes has been certified as a USA Cycling sport coach and a National Strength and Conditioning Association personal trainer. Hughes has coached galore riders, from humans preparing for their initial centuries to dozens of top RAAM finishers. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Dan Kehlenbach has been coaching cyclists and other endurance athletes since 1995. He has certifications through USA Cycling as a level 2 coach and the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS). He earned his master’s degree in sports medicine from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama.
Kehlenbach expended four years with the U.S. Coast Guard, serving as the strength and conditioning instructor for the recruit training program in Cape May, New Jersey. He likewise represented the Coast Guard in cycling races, duathlons, triathlons, and running events.
As a contributing editor for UltraCycling, the official magazine of the UMCA, Kehlenbach wrote a heap of articles on training and conditioning, specializing in articles that demystify the complexities of sport science.
Most helpful client reviews
6 of 6 persons found the following review helpful. The one-stop book that will take you as far as you want to go. By Pete Penseyres First, John is a good friend. So you may consider this review in that context. Next, I haven't read each word, looking for things I might disagree with. So this review is based on my skimming of the entire book and reading all of the highlighted sectionalizations on Safety, plus the highlighted subdivisions provided by others. The subdivisions on safety are based on the same time proven counsel provided through the League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors. This counsel is provided in each chapter and is applicable to the topic covered. For example, the not universally understood, but potentially severe condition of hyponatremia is discussed in the chapter entitled "Fueling the Distance Cyclist". Dan McGehee's contribution titled "Balancing Life" is one of my favorites, since Dan perceives how easy it may be for the bike to become a "mistress", and he provides helpful counsel on minimizing that potential while maximizing yours.
4 of 4 persons found the following review helpful. Distance Cycling By George Stransky I have done Paris-Brest-Paris, finished the Kona Ironman 8 times, and done Team RAAM in 2000. As a cyclist, triathlete, and novice coach for sundry friends from time to time, READ THIS BOOK for precise information, effective training tips, sound advise, and a comprehensive, intellectual approach to distance cycling. Author John Hughes has finished RAAM and a heap of multi-day events on the bike himself and he is an accomplished writer. These traits combine into a in a unique manner understandable approach to distance cycling. If you have time to read only one book, read this one!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Distance Cycling By Ken My good friend, and ultracycling guru, John Hughes, has boiled down a wealth of theoretical and direct ultracycling experience into the extreme readable book on what a cyclist needs to know when giving careful consideration to a ride of more than 100 miles.
Ultracyclists have learned a lot in the last 25 years, John Hughes has done an impressive occupation of condensing this info into a very easy to read format. Wish I had this book at my side when I started ultracycling!
Ken Bonner, 25 year ultracyclist and holder of the UMCA Vancouver-Calgary; and Calgary-Vancouver ultracycling records
The one-stop book that will take you as far as you want to go.
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