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Triumphs and Turbulence
My Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Chris Boardman is the 2017 winner of the Cross Sports Cycling Book of the Year for his autobiography Triumphs and Turbulence.
‘The true inspiration was that Olympic gold won by Chris Boardman in Barcelona… I was so in awe of Chris Boardman’ Sir Bradley Wiggins
You may know him...
by Rob Hayles
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
The son of a wrestler turned cycling coach called Killer Kowalski, Rob Hayles was soon winning races himself and realizing that he didn't really want to work for a living. The world of amateur club cycling in the 1990s was a long way from the millionaire sport of today though. When Rob first rode...
A Guide to Falling Down in Public
Finding Balance On and Off the Bicycle
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
“A modern day Mark Twain on two wheels.” —USA Today
“Joe Kurmaskie rolls with a keen sense of humor and a big heart.” —Christopher Moore, author of Lamb, Fool, and The Serpent of Venice
The fifth book in the Metal Cowboy series of bicycle-touring tales...
20 Classic Sportive Rides in South West England
Graded routes on cycle-friendly roads in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Avon and Dorset
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
This guidebook explores 20 sportive cycling routes in the best cycling areas of south west England. Ideal for training, the rides range between 59 and 119km (36 to 74 miles) in length, and offer a full range of challenges; from long, fast flat routes, perfect for pacing, to tough hill climbs on the...
Va Va Froome
The Remarkable Rise of Chris Froome
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2013
On 21 July 2013 Chris Froome made history as the second British cyclist to win the Tour de France - in the 100th edition of the world's most famous bike race - and the first ever African-born rider to wear the coveted maillot jaune on the top step of the podium in Paris. Froome's path into the elite...
The Monuments
The Grit and the Glory of Cycling’s Greatest One-day Races
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
The Tour de France may provide the most obvious fame and glory, but it is cycling's one-day tests that the professional riders really prize. Toughest, longest and dirtiest of all are the so-called 'Monuments', the five legendary races that are the sport's equivalent of golf's majors or the grand slams...
by Sir Chris Hoy
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Fully updated to include Sir Chris Hoy’s incredible, record-breaking golds at London 2012 (making him his country’s greatest ever Olympian), this is the story of a sporting legend in his own words. This 33-year-old cycling fanatic from Murrayfield in the suburbs of Edinburgh defied the doubters...
by Wally Smith, Barbara Smith
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Discover all Cuba has to offer in this complete cycling guide.
Wally and Barbara Smith spent months cycling 8,000 miles in Cuba to provide detailed directions for 50 days of cycling. The rides vary in length, many combining to create multi-day loops. Detailed directions describe rides leaving...
by Team Sky, Brailsford, Chris Froome
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
A glorious, fully illustrated insider account from Team Sky of the greatest summer in British road cycling history, as team-mates Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome go head-to-head in the quest for glory The summer of 2013 will be the most significant moment yet in Team Sky’s short but wildly...
The Cycling Bible
The complete guide for all cyclists from novice to expert
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
Whether you are a novice, a mountain-bike enthusiast, a competitive cyclist or one who rides for fitness or pleasure, this book provides all you need to know to get the best out of your bike.
Beginning with the anatomy of the bicycle, it explains what to look for when buying a bike so that...
The Eagle of Toledo
The Life and Times of Federico Bahamontes
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Federico Martí n Bahamontes, the Eagle of Toledo, is rated by many as the greatest climber in cycling history. The first Spaniard to win the Tour de France and a six-time champion of the race’ s gruelling King of the Mountains classification, he became a national hero in a Spain struggling to...
The Obree Way
A Training Manual for Cyclists (UPDATED AND REVISED EDITION)
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
No one but Graeme Obree has the clarity of vision to get to the heart of the 'problem' of how to improve as a racing cyclist. His innovative approach took him to the top of world cycling, twice breaking the world hour record.
This practical guide to revolutionising your cycling training – applicable...
Ride the Revolution
The Inside Stories from Women in Cycling
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2015
When Marie Marvingt decided to ride the 1908 Tour de France she was told 'absolument, non!' by M. Degranges and the Societe du Tour de France. Instead she rode each stage 15 minutes after the official race had departed and finished all 4,488 kms of the parcours - a feat that only 36 of the 110 men...
by The Velominati
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
**Embrace and revel in the stories of the toughest cyclists of all time, told by The Velominati, originators of The Rules. Read and get ready to ride . . . **
In cycling, suffering brings glory: a rider's value can be judged by their results, but also by their panache and heroism. Prepared...