Full Gas Forever: A 40+ Cyclist's Guide to Riding Faster and Further

Back in the early days of road racing, riders just went flat‑out and hoped they didn’t blow up. Grand Tours were won by hours, not seconds. Today, one badly timed puncture can ruin three weeks of perfect riding — and the sport has become something closer to high‑speed chess. That mix of chaos, strategy and pure nerve is exactly why cycling is so addictive.

Full Gas dives into the real tactics behind the racing. How riders survive crosswinds, cobbles and elbows‑out sprints. Why breakaways matter. How teams control the peloton. And what’s really happening inside the team car when the radios crackle to life. Peter Cossins takes you behind the scenes as riders and directeurs sportifs explain what they were thinking when everything clicked… and when it all went spectacularly wrong.

Fast, frantic and often baffling from the outside, pro racing finally makes sense with this book. Full Gas is the essential guide to the craft, cunning and split‑second decisions that shape every race.