Lennard Zinn Updates Bestselling Road Bike Maintenance Book

Boulder, CO, USA - August 26, 2009 - The new Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is here! Newly updated to include the latest tech in cycling, Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance is the best organized and illustrated guide to maintaining a bicycle. The book is now available in bookstores, bike shops, and online.
Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance has become one of the world's best-selling books on bicycle care. This smartly organized and clearly illustrated guide-now in 2 colors for easier reference-can make a mechanic out of anyone. Lennard Zinn's expert advice turns road bike maintenance, repair, and upgrades into quick work.

With Zinn's book anyone can properly maintain, tune, fix, or upgrade a bicycle to ensure years of trouble-free riding. Newcomers and experienced mechanics alike will benefit from hundreds of illustrations, exploded views of how components go together, and Zinn's practical, time-saving tips. Zinn's friendly advice is confidence-inspiring, and his years of experience make tackling even the most daunting task fun and easy.

Zinn covers all the latest high-tech equipment without neglecting older, tried and true bike technology. In 440 pages, this new edition includes:

• The basics: For those whose mechanical skills stop at pumping tires, Zinn's guidance will demonstrate how to maintain a bike in perfect condition.
• The advanced: Zinn has time-saving tips to speed work on difficult tasks. Zinn covers integrated spindle cranks, carbon forks, internal headsets, ceramic bearings, and more with exploded diagrams to show the way.
• The latest tech: Zinn explores the ins and outs of the newest components including: Campagnolo's 11-speed, Shimano's electronic Dura-Ace, SRAM's Red shifters, Campagnolo's Ultra-Torque cranks, and more.
• Older components: Zinn's years of experience help cyclists make sense of old metal.
• Cyclocross: New cyclocross-specific information throughout, along with more pro tips, more illustrations, more recommendations - more of what you need to know.

Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, 3rd Ed. By Lennard Zinn Paperback | 8 1/2" x 11", 440 pp. | VP-ZR3, $24.95 | 978-1-934030-42-4 2-color charts, tables throughout. B&w illustrations throughout.

Lennard Zinn is one of the world's leading authorities on bicycle repair. A master frame builder and an enthusiastic rider and mechanic, Zinn is also a technical writer for VeloNews magazine. Zinn is the bestselling author of Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance and producer of a 4-hour instructional DVD of the same title. Zinn is also author of Zinn & the Art of Triathlon Bikes, Zinn's Cycling Primer, The Mountain Bike Performance Handbook, and The Mountain Bike Owner's Manual.

VeloPress is an endurance sports and fitness publisher with books on cycling, triathlon, running, swimming, yoga, nutrition, and the histories and personalities of our sports. VeloPress is the book publishing division of Competitor Group, Inc., publisher of VeloNews, Triathlete, Inside Triathlon, and Competitor magazines and producer of the Rock 'N' Roll marathon and half-marathon series and the Muddy Buddy adventure series.

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Chris Carmichael's New Book Unlocks Speed for Even the Busiest Cyclists

The Time-Crunched Cyclist Offers a New Approach to Competitive Cycling Fitness

Boulder, CO, USA - July 24, 2009 - Lance Armstrong's personal cycling coach, Chris Carmichael, has published a new training book just as 7-time Tour de France winner Armstrong finishes his comeback Tour.

The Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week presents a new way to achieve competitive fitness and power without the impossible time demands of traditional training methods. The book is available now in bookstores, bike shops, and online.

The founder of one of the most successful endurance coaching businesses, Carmichael noticed that many busy cyclists are unable to make performance gains using conventional training methods. They simply don't have enough time to train the way cyclists have for 30 years. Drawing on his 20 years of experience working with Armstrong and busy career professionals, The Time-Crunched Cyclist shows cyclists how to build fitness on a realistic schedule by emphasizing the power of high-intensity interval workouts. In just 6 hours a week, cyclists can develop the snap, endurance, and strength they need to push the pace in the local group ride, have fun and perform well in local races, or tackle challenging century rides.

The Time-Crunched Training Program starts with the CTS Field Test, a proven test for establishing a cyclist's personal training intensities. Each of the book's four training plans features a complete set of workouts including intervals and instructions. Carmichael also explains how to fuel for high-intensity training and adjust riding to take advantage of new power and speed. The book provides a time-crunched strength training program and supplemental endurance training blocks for cyclists whose schedules unexpectedly clear.

Complete with training plans, case studies, nutritional guidelines, and success stories, The Time-Crunched Cyclist is the new training approach that working professionals and parents have been waiting for. Cycling is more fun when you are fit, and now great fitness is achievable for cyclists who thought their best performances evaporated along with their free time.

The Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week By Chris Carmichael and Jim Rutberg Paperback with b&w photographs, charts, and tables throughout. 6" x 9", 232 pp. | VP-TCC, $19.95 | 978-1-934030-47-9

Chris Carmichael was an Olympian and a professional cyclist before beginning his career as a coach, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. He has coached seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong since 1990, was recognized as the U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year, and was inducted into the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2003. For more information, please visit trainright.com.

Jim Rutberg is the editorial director and a coach for Carmichael Training Systems, and co-author, with Chris Carmichael, of The Ultimate Ride, Chris Carmichael's Food for Fitness, Chris Carmichael's Fitness Cookbook, The Carmichael Training Systems Cyclist's Training Diary, 5 Essentials for a Winning Life, and innumerable web and magazine articles. His work has appeared in Bicycling, Outside, Men's Health, Men's Journal, VeloNews, Inside Triathlon, and more.

Media review copies, excerpts, author interviews and events:
Dave Trendler, Marketing and Publicity Manager, (303) 245-2138, dtrendler@competitorgroup.com

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VeloPress Announces New Books for Summer 2009

VeloPress is please to announce its summer 2009 book list. Please download our new flyer at VeloPress.com (direct link to 200kb pdf).

The new VeloPress books this summer are:

Graham Watson's Tour de France Travel Guide: The Complete Insider's Guide to the Tour! by Graham Watson

The Athlete's Pocket Guide to Yoga: 50 Routines for Flexibility, Balance, and Focus by Sage Rountree

Training Plans for Cyclists by Gale Bernhardt

Zinn & the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, 3rd Ed. by Lennard Zinn

The Time-Crunched Cyclist: Fit, Fast, and Powerful in 6 Hours a Week by Chris Carmichael and Jim Rutberg

VeloPress is an endurance sports and fitness publisher with training books that help both serious athletes and beginners build skills and fitness. VeloPress authors are trusted authorities on training, gear, and nutrition. VeloPress also publishes historical and biographical books that take a closer look at the celebrated athletes and personalities in our sports. VeloPress is the book publishing division of Competitor Group, Inc., publisher of VeloNews, Triathlete, Inside Triathlon, and Competitor magazines. Competitor Group, Inc. also produces Elite Racing Rock 'n Roll marathons and half-marathons and the Muddy Buddy series of adventure races.

Prepare for Any Bike Ride with Training Plans for Cyclists

Boulder, CO, USA - July 2, 2009 - Training Plans for Cyclists offers cycling enthusiasts and beginning cyclists an easy-to-use way to prepare for their biggest and best rides. Anyone looking to enjoy longer rides or participate in centuries, multiday tours, even mountain bike races, can count on Training Plans for Cyclists to help reach their goals. The book is available now in bookstores, bike shops, and online.

World-class cycling coach Gale Bernhardt provides 16 high-quality training plans to prepare riders for the most popular rides cycling has to offer. With Training Plans for Cyclists, road cyclists can tune up for 30-mile rides, metric centuries, century rides, 3-day and 1-week tours, or enjoy building base fitness with a structured plan. Mountain bikers can get in shape for longer weekend rides or prepare for 100-mile and 24-hour races.

Long-known for her user-friendly plans, Bernhardt puts training in plain English. She explains how training works, how hard each workout should be, how to fuel, and how to ensure comfortable riding. Bernhardt states each plan's goal and profiles the rider it's designed for. Each training program includes easy guidelines to help cyclists meet their goals even while accommodating busy schedules.

With over 60 workout descriptions, stretching exercises, and guides for handling common injuries and illnesses, Training Plans for Cyclists is an affordable, complete resource for anyone who wants to get more enjoyment out of cycling.

Training Plans for Cyclists by Gale Bernhardt Paperback with tables and charts throughout. 7 3/8" x 9 1/4", 320 pp., VP-TPC, $21.95, 978-1-934030-18-9

Gale Bernhardt has coached and instructed athletes since 1974. An elite-certified USA Cycling Level I Coach, she has also served as the Chairperson of the USA Triathlon National Coaching Committee for five years. Bernhardt was selected to be the USA Triathlon team coach at the 2004 Olympic Games and has traveled the world as a USA Triathlon World Cup coach. Bernhardt is the bestselling author of Bicycling for Women, Training Plans for Multisport Athletes, Triathlon Training Basics, and Workouts in a Binder(R): Swim Workouts for Triathletes.

VeloPress is an endurance sports and fitness publisher focused on cycling, triathlon, and running. VeloPress is the book publishing division of Competitor Group, Inc., publisher of VeloNews, Triathlete, Inside Triathlon, and Competitor magazines and producer of the Rock 'N' Roll marathon and half-marathon series and the Muddy Buddy adventure series.

Media review copies, excerpts, author interviews and events:
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Elite Running Coaches to Offer Training Talk at Boulder Running Company

Boulder, CO, USA - Internationally known running coach Bobby McGee and world champion marathoner Mark Plaatjes will host a discussion on run workouts and run training this July at Boulder Running Company. McGee and Plaatjes will discuss what road runners and triathletes can learn from each discipline's unique approach to run training.

Bobby McGee and Mark Plaatjes
Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes
Wednesday, July 1, 7:15-8:15 pm
Boulder Running Company
2775 Pearl St # 103, Boulder, CO 80302
boulderrunningcompany.com
(303) 786-9255
Free event

Discussion topics will include recovery vs. frequency, quantifying runs, crosstraining, periodizing training, and developing the abiliity to surge and attack.

All too often, runners and triathletes reach a plateau in fitness because they do the same type of training, week after week. To see improvements in fitness, athletes need to vary the kinds of workouts they do. This means mixing up endurance runs with hill repeats, intervals, and track workouts.

McGee has teamed up with Plaatjes to give runners of all levels a complete collection of workouts and training plans. Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes is the perfect tool for self-coached athletes to add variety to their training.

Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes features 21 training plans for all the most popular race distances; 5km, 10km, half-marathon, marathon, Olympic-distance triathlon, half-Ironman, and Ironman. Each plan offers three performance levels, and McGee explains precisely how runners can determine their training paces and balance hard days with easy days.

McGee offers new takes on the workouts all runners and triathletes should practice and master. Each training plan incorporates 80 fresh and challenging workouts including endurance runs, intervals, hills, Yassos, and a variety of tests and bricks. Runners and triathletes can pepper these workouts into their own training plans. Run Workouts for Runners and Triathletes is available now in bookstores, tri and running shops, and online. Autographed copies will be available at this event through Boulder Running Company.

Bobby McGee is an internationally certified track and field coach whose athletes have produced world records, won world championships, and been consistently ranked amongst the best in their events. He coaches runners and triathletes, and has worked with USA Triathlon preparing athletes for the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games. For more information on Bobby, please visit bobbymcgee.com.

Mark Plaatjes is the 1993 Marathon Gold medal winner at the World Track and Field championships. In addition to being a world champion, Mark's running record includes a win at the 1991 Los Angeles Marathon and a 6th place finish in the 1993 Boston marathon. Mark owns a private physical therapy practice and specializes in treating runners and athletes. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado, and coaches recreational and elite runners.

To schedule author interviews or workshops, please contact:
Dave Trendler, Marketing and Publicity Manager, (303) 245-2138, dtrendler@competitorgroup.com

Distributors and specialty retailers please order through:
Jen Soulé, Sales Manager, (800) 811-4210 x169, wholesale@competitorgroup.com