About the Author

Joe Friel is one of the most recognised names in triathlon coaching and the best-selling author of The Triathlete's Training Bible, Going Long, Your First Triathlon, and The Cyclist's Training Bible, and The Mountain Biker's Training Bible. His clients include professional and amateur triathletes, duathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers. He is a certified USA Triathlon and USA Cycling Coach and holds a master's degree in exercise science. A successful Training Bible Coaching franchise operates in the UK.

Reviews

"Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book The Cyclist's Training Bible has become, well... the Bible of the sport." -- Bicycling magazine

"Joe Friel is one of the world's foremost experts on endurance sports." -- Outside magazine

"One of the most trusted coaches in triathlon." -- LAVA magazine

"I find Friel's book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels." -- Andy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d'Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d'Huez

"The Cyclist's Training Bible will have you systematically training just as world-class cyclists do. If you scrupulously follow its guidelines, I'm confident your racing performance will dramatically improve." -- Tudor Bompa, PhD

"Nothing else comes close to The Cyclist's Training Bible's comprehensive approach to planning out a season, creating a training schedule and incorporating diet and resistance training to an overall plan." -- BikeRumor.com

"Packed with worksheets, charts, visuals and a dense index and references for further reading, The Cyclist's Training Bible is an arsenal of encyclopedic information for ambitious riders." -- DailyPeloton.com

"The Cyclist's Training Bible has become a cyclist's best chance at achieving their goals. This is the ultimate manual for growth as a cyclist." -- BicycleSmile.com "Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book "The Cyclist's Training Bible" has become, well... the Bible of the sport." Bicycling magazine

"Joe Friel is one of the world's foremost experts on endurance sports." Outside magazine

"One of the most trusted coaches in triathlon." LAVA magazine

"I find Friel's book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels." Andy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d'Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d'Huez

""The Cyclist's Training Bible" will have you systematically training just as world-class cyclists do. If you scrupulously follow its guidelines, I'm confident your racing performance will dramatically improve." Tudor Bompa, PhD

"Nothing else comes close to "The Cyclist's Training Bible's" comprehensive approach to planning out a season, creating a training schedule and incorporating diet and resistance training to an overall plan." BikeRumor.com

"Packed with worksheets, charts, visuals and a dense index and references for further reading, "The Cyclist's Training Bible" is an arsenal of encyclopedic information for ambitious riders." DailyPeloton.com

""The Cyclist's Training Bible" has become a cyclist's best chance at achieving their goals. This is the ultimate manual for growth as a cyclist." BicycleSmile.com" ""Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book "The Cyclist's Training Bible" has become, well... the Bible of the sport."" "Bicycling" magazine

""I find Friel's book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels."" Andy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d'Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d'Huez

""This book will have you systematically training just as world-class cyclists do. If you scrupulously follow its guidelines, I'm confident your racing performance will dramatically improve."" Tudor Bompa, PhD

Nothing else comes close to "The Cyclist s Training Bible"'s comprehensive approach to planning out a season, creating a training schedule and incorporating diet and resistance training to an overall plan. BikeRumor.com

""Packed with worksheets, charts, visuals and a dense index and references for further reading, "The Cyclist s Training Bible" is an arsenal of encyclopedic information for ambitious riders."" DailyPeloton.com

"""The Cyclist's Training Bible" has become a cyclist's best chance at achieving their goals. This is the ultimate manual for growth as a cyclist."" BicycleSmile.com" "Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book "The Cyclist's Training Bible" has become, well... the Bible of the sport." -- "Bicycling" magazine

"I find Friel's book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels." -- Andy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d'Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d'Huez

"This book will have you systematically training just as world-class cyclists do. If you scrupulously follow its guidelines, I'm confident your racing performance will dramatically improve." -- Tudor Bompa, PhD

"Nothing else comes close to "The Cyclist's Training Bible"'s comprehensive approach to planning out a season, creating a training schedule and incorporating diet and resistance training to an overall plan." -- BikeRumor.com

"Packed with worksheets, charts, visuals and a dense index and references for further reading, "The Cyclist's Training Bible" is an arsenal of encyclopedic information for ambitious riders." -- DailyPeloton.com

""The Cyclist's Training Bible" has become a cyclist's best chance at achieving their goals. This is the ultimate manual for growth as a cyclist." -- BicycleSmile.com "Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S., and his book "The Cyclist's Training Bible" has become, well... the Bible of the sport." - "Bicycling" magazine

"I find Friel's book a treasure of information for cyclists of all levels." - Andy Hampsten, 1988 Giro d'Italia winner, 1992 Tour de France stage winner at Alpe d'Huez

"This book will have you systematically training just as world-class cyclists do. If you scrupulously follow its guidelines, I'm confident your racing performance will dramatically improve." - Tudor Bompa, PhD

"Nothing else comes close to "The Cyclist's Training Bible"'s comprehensive approach to planning out a season, creating a training schedule and incorporating diet and resistance training to an overall plan." - BikeRumor.com

"Packed with worksheets, charts, visuals and a dense index and references for further reading, "The Cyclist'