{"id":45537,"date":"2017-06-28T15:41:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T19:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=45537"},"modified":"2017-06-28T15:56:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T19:56:28","slug":"cycling-scientist-looks-to-improve-performance-for-amateur-and-world-class-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/06\/cycling-scientist-looks-to-improve-performance-for-amateur-and-world-class-riders\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling scientist looks to improve performance for amateur and world-class riders"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>As a 16-year-old high school basketball player, Stephen Cheung felt he spent far more time sitting on the bench than he did on the court.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Despite his desire to get in the game and improve his athletic abilities, he remained on the sidelines watching with envy.<\/span><\/p>\n

All of that changed the day he turned on the TV to watch the men’s cycling road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics.\"\" <\/span><\/p>\n

Cheung watched transfixed as top cyclist Steve Bauer crossed the finish line to win a silver medal for Canada. He had found a new sport to love.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe L.A. Olympics was the first time I realized anyone raced bikes and here was Bauer, this local boy from St. Catharines, winning the first Olympic medal in road cycling for Canada,\u201d says Cheung, who is now a professor in Brock\u2019s Department of Kinesiology. \u201cSuddenly, I had found this sport, where there was no coach telling me to stay on the bench.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, 33 years later, Cheung is a competitive athlete, respected internationally for his research into the science behind cycling performance. <\/span><\/p>\n

On Friday, June 30, Cheung will launch his new book, <\/span>Cycling Science<\/span><\/em>, which is co-edited with Mikel Zabala from the Movistar professional cycling team.<\/span><\/p>\n

The launch and signing will take place at 8 p.m. following the Canada 150 party at Liberty! Bicycles, 2 Bond St. in St. Catharines, that begins two hours earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cheung will speak about his history as a sport scientist, his passion for cycling and the value the book provides to both amateur and competitive athletes. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the most comprehensive cycling book to date, dealing with more issues than any other book on the market,\u201d says Cheung.<\/span> \u201cFor me, this book is the culmination of more than 30 years of cycling passion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cycling Science <\/span><\/em>provides readers with an insider\u2019s look at the sport, taking them from the training room and research lab and onto the competitive course.<\/span> The cutting-edge book provides insight into how the bike and body work together, environmental stressors \u2014 such as heat, air pollution and altitude \u2014 racing techniques, psychology and team building.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe comprehensive information in this book is presented in a way that is just as useful for the everyday cyclist, as it is for world champions,\u201d Cheung says. \u201cIt\u2019s remarkable that 43 top cycling scientists and coaches from around the world came together to contribute.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While the science of cycling is not Cheung\u2019s only area of research, he\u2019s quick to point out that he switched from a bachelor\u2019s in Oceanography to a master\u2019s in Kinesiology during his grad studies to better enable him to follow his passion for cycling.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI got into kinesiology because I was racing my bike and thought I would become a cycling scientist,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate my work in human physiology and performance has been useful to major cycling companies like Garmin and Pearl iZUMi, who I\u2019ve worked with to improve their products.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cheung\u2019s latest book is a follow up to 2012\u2019s <\/span>Cutting-Edge Cycling<\/span><\/a><\/em>. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

More information on Cycling Science<\/em> is <\/span>available online<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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