- Arnie Baker
Arnie Baker (born
August 6 ,1953 inMontreal , Canada) is abicycle coach, racer, andwriter .He has coached road and mountain bike racers to several
Olympic Games , more than 120 U.S. National Championships and 40 U.S. records. He is the National Cycling Coach forTeam in Training , a program of more than 800 coaches and 30,000 participants that raises more than $80 million yearly for theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society .Baker has a Category 1
U.S. Cycling Federation racing license. He has held eight U.S. 40-Ktime trial records, has won six national championships, and has won more than 200 races.Baker has authored or co-authored 16 books and more than 1,000 articles on bicycling and bicycling-related subjects.
He obtained his M.D. and master’s degree in surgery from
McGill University ,Montreal in 1978. He is a board-certifiedfamily physician , living inSan Diego, California . He has served on the fitness board of several publications includingBicycling magazine . He has also been a medical consultant toUSA Cycling and theInternational Olympic Committee .Books
* "Altitude, Climbing, Endurance (ACE) Training for Cyclists"
* "Bicycling Medicine"
* "Bike Fit"
* "Medicina del Ciclismo"
* "The Essential Cyclist"
* "Essentials of Training and Racing"
* "High-Intensity-Training (HIT) for Cyclists"
* "Nutrition for Sports"
* "Psychling Psychology (Mind Training for Cyclists)"
* "Running Injuries: Prevention & Treatment"
* "Skills Training for Cyclists"
* "Smart Coaching"
* "Smart Cycling"
* "Strategy & Tactics for Cyclists"
* "Road Cycling: International Olympic Committee Handbook of Cycling", co-author, medical chapter
* "Principles & Practice of Primary Care Sports Medicine", co-author, cycling chapter
* "6 Steps to Winning Time Trials", co-author, chapterExternal links
* [http://arniebakercycling.com/ Arnie Baker's website]
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