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81) Sobre el deporte
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Además de uno de los más radicales y perdurables autores del cine moderno italiano, poeta, novelista y lúcido pensador, Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) fue también tifoso del Bolonia FC el equipo de su ciudad natal y jugador de fútbol amateur Pasolini recuerda como las tardes más bellas de su vida aquellas en las que jugaba durante horas en los Prados de Caprara, en la periferia de Bolonia, de extremo izquierda. Fruto de esta pasión, la presente...
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Linda Stager, Wellsboro, PA resident and author takes you on a mile-by-mile, narrated tour of the exceptional 62-mile Pine Creek Rail-Trail.
She shows you landmarks, tells stories about the history of the region and imparts practical advice for a successful trip along this award-winning, multi-purpose trail built along an unused railroad corridor.
Linda, a retired social worker, and human services assistant administrator has lived in Wellsboro,...
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Cycling is hugely popular nowadays. Since 2003 more than 100 million bikes have been produced each year, more than twice the amount of cars. And in 2011, more than 741,000 people cycled to work, an increase of 90,000 from 2001. The Splendid Book of the Bicycle is a wide-ranging celebration of the bicycle and cycling, incorporating social history, sport and science. It covers the bicycle's invention and subsequent historical development, stories of...
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A path through cycling-specific information: slang, cycling stars, equipment, and nicknames The essential A-to-Z compendium of everything there is to know about the bicycle, this sports reference is full of amazing facts and enthralling anecdotes. Numerous entries have been updated for this paperback edition. A world of death-defying feats and obscure mechanical oddities, the nature of cycling is both heroic and geeky, and the perils of vicious dogs...
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The Ultraman Triathlon, one of the most remarkable endurance races in the world, is a three-day, 320-mile race that circumnavigates the Big Island of Hawaii. With only 40 competitors allowed in each year, this invitation-only event hosts some of the most superlative athletes on the planet. The Race Within discusses the 30-year history of the sport and race director Jane Bockus, former Pan Am flight attendant who has never done a triathlon, yet has...
87) Lanterne Rouge
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Froome, Wiggins, Mercks-we know the winners of the Tour de France, but Lanterne Rouge tells the forgotten, often inspirational and occasionally absurd stories of the last-placed rider. We learn of stage winners and former yellow jerseys who tasted life at the other end of the bunch; the breakaway leader who stopped for a bottle of wine and then took a wrong turn; the doper whose drug cocktail accidentally slowed him down and the rider who was recognized...
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Orange County is home to some of the best paved roads, dirt roads, mountain bike trails, and bike paths. “Best Bike Rides Orange County” describes over forty of the most diverse recreational and scenic rides in the Orange County area. With most rides between 3 and 50 miles, it's easy to find a ride that suits your tastes. Each route includes complete point-by-point miles and directions, map, text description of the riding area, GPS coordinates...
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The long awaited ultimate performance cookbook, a modern classic, a must-have for all cycling aficionados serious about nutritional intake. Translated from the original in Danish, Hannah Grant's unmissable cookbook takes you through a 3 week, with 350-pages of easy-to-prepare recipes containing allergy friendly, natural, un-processed foods, The Grand Tour Cookbook is the ultimate companion in the kitchen for athletes. Based on actual food prepared...
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This is the essential state-by-state guide to walking, jogging, biking, and cross-country skiing the finest destinations of New England's rail trail system. This easy-to-use book provides mile-by-mile descriptions of thirty-six of the region's most popular rural and urban rail trails, plus complete listings of its other rail trail offerings, including those in Providence and on Cape Cod. Inside, readers will find: full trail profiles, including length,...
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From its inception, the 1903 Tour de France was a colorful affair. Full of adventure, mishaps and audacious attempts at cheating, it was a race to be remembered.
Cyclists of the time weren't enthusiastic about participating in this "heroic" race on roads more suited to hooves than wheels, with bikes weighing up to thirty-five pounds, on a single fixed gear, for three full weeks. Assembling enough riders for the race meant paying unemployed amateurs...
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“Best Bike Rides Las Vegas” is the real treasure found within Nevada, detailing forty of the most diverse recreational and scenic rides in the Las Vegas valley. With most rides between 5 and 30 miles, it's easy to find a ride that suits your tastes. Each route includes complete point-by-point miles and directions, map, text description of the riding area, GPS coordinates of the start/finish point, and full-color photos of the ride's features....
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Born of tumult in 1909, the Giro d'Italia helped unite a nation. Since then, it has reflected it's home country-the Giro's capricious and unpredictable nature matches the passions and extremes of Italy itself.
A desperately hard race through a beautiful country, the Giro has bred characters and stories that dramatize the shifting culture and society of its home. There was Alfonsina Strada, who cropped her hair and raced against the men in 1924, or...
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The Tour de France is a race like no other, so perhaps it's no surprise that it attracts racers like no other.
The winner of the second Tour actually came fifth — but the four racers before him were disqualified for cheating.
The 1932 champion credits his win with saving him from capture by the Nazis, as the soldiers recognized him from the podium.
One of Britain's best cyclists of the modern era only got into European racing by forging an email.
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95) Higher Calling
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Written with verve and enthusiasm, A Higher Calling explores why mountains have such a magnetic appeal to cyclists the world over. Max Leonard, himself an accomplished amateur cyclist, does not forget the pain, the glory, the sweat, and the tears that go into these grueling climbs. Many books tell you where the mountains are, or how long and how high. None of them ask why."
This is real cycling, where the glory is and where dreams come true," according...
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As sensible as it may seem in an era when fuel prices are skyrocketing in tandem with environmental consciousness, a switch to bicycle commuting doesn't necessarily happen overnight. Certain questions arise: Do I really need that $1,500 bike? Are Lycra shorts necessary? What about traffic rules? What to do when a tire blows? In The Bicycle Commuter's Pocket Guide, veteran cyclist, bike commuter, professional messenger, and author Robert Hurst gives...
98) Mountain Biking Las Vegas and Southern Nevada: A Guide to the Area's Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides
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Mountain Biking Las Vegas and Southern Nevada is the real treasure found within Nevada, detailing over 40 of the greatest off-road mountain bike rides in the Las Vegas valley. Each route includes complete point-by-point miles and directions, map, text description of the riding area, GPS coordinates of the start/finish point, and full-color photos of the ride's features. More than just a trail guide, Mountain Biking Las Vegas gives the reader important...
99) BMX Vert
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Did you know that the top BMX vert riders can race up and down ramps to show off awesome stunts like no-handed 900° aerial spins? They can rotate their bikes two and a half times while airborne. They do moves such as cliffhangers and tailwhips, wowing fans and judges alike.
100) BMX Street
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Did you know that BMX street riders do awesome tricks using objects you might see in a city park? These daring athletes slide down handrails with their grinds. They bunny hop up curbs and onto benches. They twist their bikes all the way around in 360° spins.
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