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The Girl`s Guide To Life On Two Wheels

Welcome to the Velorution! Women`s cycling is having a moment. From Olympic heroines like Victoria Pendleton, through fashion designers, models and celebrities, to the super-cool girls on the street, everybody who is anybody is travelling on two wheels. This book will inspire you to join them. Cycling is a fun, healthy and inherently stylish hobby and form of transport with a long and rich history of empowering women. It has never been more fashionable and more accessible to just about everybody. Full of fun and inspiration, with gorgeous photography and quirky illustrations throughout, The Girl`s Guide to Life on Two Wheels is a practical and stylish guide to help you find the confidence and motivation to embrace cycling as part of your daily life. From choosing a bike and staying
safe on the roads to looking great on two wheels and embracing the unique style cycling offers, Cathy will arm you with everything you need to get on your bike.Whether you used to cycle as a kid or have never been on a bike in your life, no matter what age you are, where you live or how fit and active you are - if you`ve ever thought you`d love to cycle but `can`t`, this book will show you that you can, and you can do it in style.

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Welcome to the Velorution! Women`s cycling is having a moment. From Olympic heroines like Victoria Pendleton, through fashion designers, models & celebrities, to the super-cool girls on the street, everybody who is anybody is travelling on two wheels. This book will inspire you to join them. Cycling is a fun, healthy & inherently stylish hobby & form of transport with a long & rich history of empowering women. It has never been more fashionable & more accessible to just about everybody. Full of fun & inspiration, with gorgeous photography & quirky illustrations throughout, The Girl`s Guide to Life on Two Wheels is a practical & stylish guide to help you find the confidence & motivation to embrace cycling as part of your daily life. From choosing a bike & staying safe on the roads to looking great on two wheels & embracing the unique style cycling offers, Cathy will arm you with everything you need to get on your bike. Whether you used to cycle as a kid or have never been on a bike in your life, no matter what age you are, where you live or how fit & active you are
- if you`ve ever thought you`d love to cycle but `can`t`, this book will show you that you can, & you can do it in style.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.

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