Cycling category: 1003 books
Roule Britannia
Great Britain and the Tour de France
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
How did Great Britain conquer the Tour de France?
In 2012 Bradley Wiggins made history by becoming the first Briton ever to win the Tour de France. Since that moment the UK has been living through the golden era in the world's greatest bike race, with four overall titles for Chris Froome, Geraint...
Bike for Life
How to Ride to 100--and Beyond, revised edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Do You Want to Ride to 100-and Beyond?
BIKE FOR LIFE!
Now with training plans, worldwide adventures, and more than 200 photos
Ride a century when you turn a century: that was the promise Bike for Life offered when it was first published. A decade later, this blueprint for using cycling...
by
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2012
A man, a bike and the open road. What could be simpler? Certainly not the Tour de France, the annual travelling circus which for more than a century has been the ultimate test of sporting endurance.There’ s been pain. There’ s been joy. There’ s been death. There’ s been derring-do of mythic...
Cycling to the South Pole
A World First
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
It had been proved impossible, but
on December 27, 2013, Maria Leijerstam
from Great Britain became the first person
in the world to cycle to the South Pole.
For four years, Maria fought against every
obstacle. How was she going to fund this
mission? What was the best cycle for the
job?...
Sunday in Hell
Behind the Lens of the Greatest Cycling Film of All Time
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
The Paris-Roubaix Classic. 273 kilometres of torment across the bone-crunching pavé of northern France.
In 1976 the celebrated Danish film director, Jørgen Leth, embarked on an ambitious project to capture the spirit of this spectacular and cruel one-day race. The resulting film, A Sunday in Hell,...
by Peter Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Bike Easy is an essential book for new and returning cyclists. It will help you buy the right bike and show you how to get truly comfortable riding it. It covers adults and children's bikes, cycling clothes, maps, lights, locks and luggage. It explains the principles of cycling safely and pleasurably...
Cycling Through a Foreign Field
A cycle ride through the First World War battlefields of Flanders and The Somme
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
In an overheated room in a sheltered housing complex in Burnley there is a small, carved wooden box. The box is a depository for memories, half remembered or forgotten entirely. Inside this box are two life times of old photographs, some sepia, some black and white, known and unknown ancestors; and...
by James Randerson, Peter Walker
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
Beer and bikes: can they ever mix? What's the best way to cycle in a summer dress? How much bike do you get for £70? Or £10,000? The Guardian bike blog is one of the most vibrant sections of the newspaper's website. Here,...
Rainbows in the Mud
Inside the Intoxicating World of Cyclocross
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Cyclocross is no longer cycling's hidden gem. Its rapid growth in the USA and UK means this intense and dramatic sport is exploding into the mainstream. With a season running from September to February, cyclocross is cycling's only purely winter discipline, demanding a combination of athleticism,...
Bicycling 1,100 Best All-Time Tips
Top Riders Share Their Secrets for Maximizing Performance, Safety, and Fun
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Readers will jump-start their cycling savvy with Jason Sumner's compilation of proven tips from the editors of Bicycling magazine. The book was first published as Bicycling Magazine's 900 All-Time Best Tips in 2000 and then in 2005 as Bicycling Magazine's 1,000 All-Time Best Tips; but with seven years...
Cycling the Pennine Bridleway
Lancashire and the Yorkshire Dales, plus 11 day rides
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
This guidebook covers the northern stages of the Pennine Bridleway, through Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria, a dedicated and waymarked mountain biking and horse-riding trail that opened in 2011. Using part of the Mary Towneley Loop, the route is described for mountain bikers from Summit, just outside...
Cycling in the Hebrides
Island touring and day rides including The Hebridean Way
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
This guidebook describes 37 day rides for all abilities, and 22 linking routes for more experienced cycle tourists, allow riders to visit all the essential sights in over 20 islands of the Hebrides and of the Firth of Clyde. Routes range from those suitable for short weekend breaks to a challenging...
The Shattered Peloton
The Devastating Impact of World War I on the Tour de France
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
"As a record of achievement, loss, and unfulfilled potential, it’s hard to think of another book that is as valid as this one is this year." —The Jersey Pocket
A fascinating, mind-boggling account of young athletes in their prime destroyed in the hell of war. A mesmerizing...
by Harry Castlemon
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
"The Steel Horse" is a collection of stories and anecdotes related to the author's vast experiences cycling. A fascinating insight into the state of the sport at a time when it experienced an explosion of popularity, this volume is highly recommended for modern cycling enthusiasts and those...