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Joe Friel’s High-Performance Cyclist

The Complete Training Manual
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‘A must read… High Performance is a mindset, not a pay cheque’ - Andrew Pruitt, EdD ‘Joe Friel is one of the world's foremost experts on endurance sports’ – Outside magazine TAKE YOUR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FIND YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCE Joe Friel is... Read More
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The definitive go-to training manual for cyclists written by the world’s leading cycling coach Joe Friel.

The definitive go-to training manual for cyclists written by the world’s leading cycling coach Joe Friel.

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‘A must read… High Performance is a mindset, not a pay cheque’ - Andrew Pruitt, EdD

‘Joe Friel is one of the world's foremost experts on endurance sports’ – Outside magazine

TAKE YOUR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FIND YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCE

Joe Friel is a legend in endurance sport coaching and the bestselling author of some of the world's most celebrated cycling manuals. Full of exciting, refreshing, and sometimes surprising ideas on high-performance training, Joe Friel’s High-Performance Cyclist represents the most complete and up-to-date expression of Joe’s coaching philosophy.

Being a high-performance cyclist is challenging, but it doesn’t need to be complicated. Focusing on you and your individual goals, this essential guide considers your training history, lifestyle, and current physical and psychological condition to see how prepared you are for a journey to peak performance.

With Joe as your coach, you can construct a bespoke plan to reach your level of high-performance and measure your progress along the way. Along with the latest advice on nutrition, sports psychology, bike ergonomics and more, Joe and his High-Performance team will help you to:

  • Build aerobic endurance, muscular power, and a tenacious mindset – whatever your goal
  • Demystify intensity, set your training zones and create your specific workout routine
  • Understand how rest and recovery are critical to your success

Engaging and encouraging, this is the ultimate manual for you to make the most of your training and maximise your cycling performance.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399418508

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Sport

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 760g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Joe Friel has a Master’s degree in exercise science and has trained endurance athletes from novice to national champion to Olympian. As an age-group competitor, Joe has been a Colorado State Masters Triathlon champion and a perennial USA Triathlon All-American duathlete. He is the author of several training books, offers clinics for athletes and coaches, and consults with national sport federations. He is the cofounder of TrainingPeaks.com and TrainingBible Coaching. @jfriel / joefrieltraining.com

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