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Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone: A Philosophical Tour de Force (repost)

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Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone: A Philosophical Tour de Force (repost)

Jesús Ilundáin-Agurruza, Michael W. Austin, Fritz Allhoff , Lennard Zinn, "Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone: A Philosophical Tour de Force"
2010 | ISBN: 1444330276 | 288 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB

Review
"Building off of the life stories and philosophies of notable figures in the cycling world such as Lance Armstrong, Lennard Zinn and former road racer Pedro Delgado, and philosophers like Aristotle, Aquinas and Socrates, "Cycling: A Philosophical Tour de Force" covers the philosophical territory of the cycling lifestyle." (Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, July 2010)

"This is a wonderful book that captures the breadth and depth of the sport and experience of cycling. A great tour of the mental, physical, cultural and historical paths a bicycle can travel"
—Michael Weiss, Chair, Tour of Missouri Professional Bicycle Race; Owner, Big Shark Bicycle Company

"Cycling – Philosophy for Everyonereminds its readers of the joy, freedom, and accomplishment one feels when riding a bicycle, whether that entails encountering Manhattan traffic on the way to the Central Park bandit race, cresting Mount Tamalpais to the unmatched views of redwoods and San Francisco, or punching through gale force winds on an isolated Midwest farm road far from everyone and everything.

I found myself fondly recalling the new bike I received for Christmas that first provided freedom from my parents' oversight and produced a liberating sensation that I was the master of my domain as I explored Chicago as a 10-year-old.

You too will reconnect to bicycling in ways you never expected long before you reach the last page."
—Tom Zoumaras, Former Masters National Champion (1997 and 1998); Professor of History, Truman State University