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The Official Tour de France RecordsChris Sidwells

An official reference to one of the world's most famous sporting events

Delving into the world of the Tour de France, the biggest and most glamorous of all cycling races, this bookhighlights the great battles for the race's jerseys: yellow for the race leader, polka-dot for the king of themountains, green for the points competition, and white for the best young rider, since the event began in 19

There are also hundreds of stories, features, and statistics on the legendary riders, famous teams, and backbreaking climbs in the high mountains that have helped to make the Tour one of the most exciting and populasports spectacles in the world. The facts, stats, lists, and tables are brought to life by fantastic photograph

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Chris Sidwells, the nephew of British cycling legend Tom Simpson, is a journalist, photographer, and author has covered cycling for more than a decade. His writing and photographs feature in every issue of Cycle Spoand Cycling Weekly. His books include DK's Bicycle Repair ManualandA Race for Madmen.

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Bike PornVolume 1

Chris Naylor

All bikes are beautiful, but some are downright sexy

Bike Pornbrings together some of the most seductive and tantalizing bikes ever to be photographed, from thslickest single-speeds to the most teched-out racing machines and beyond, captured in all their finely crafteglory. Featuring luscious color photographs of rare and hard-to-find bikes from around the world, this book wappeal to bike lovers of all kinds, regardless of their preferred riding style.

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Chris Nayloris the author of The Cyclist's Friend.

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The Joy of CyclingRay Hamilton

A miscellany of facts, quotes, and more, perfect for any bike lover or cycling enthusiast

"Be at one with the universe. If you can't do that, at least be one with your bike." - Lennard Zinn

This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with fascinating facts, handy hints, and captivating stories and quotes

from the world of bikes, is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy of cycling.

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Ray Hamiltonis a freelance writer and editor. He has edited books on a wide range of subjects, includingpolitics, history, travel, and sports.

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Cycling's Strangest TalesExtraordinary but True Stories

Iain Spragg

For the cycling obsessed, 80 bizarre cycling stories dating back as far as the invention of the wheel

Welcome to the weird, wonderful, and two-wheeled world of cycling. The velocipede invented by Baron Karl vDrais in 1817 started the craze for the two-wheeled machine that has had a renaissance that few would havpredicted. During those decades, bicycles have thrown up more than their fair share of extraordinary and bizstories. Iain Spragg has trawled the bicycle history books to give you the most fascinating collection of storifrom the first bicycle trip across the globe (an Englishman on a penny farthing in 1886, of course), the 1904 de France winner who was disqualified when it emerged he had caught the train, the 1937 Japanese invasionChina spearheaded by 50,000 bicycle-mounted troops, and the Japanese enthusiast who stayed stationary obike for five and a half hours in 1965. With stories from amateur and professional cycling, this is a thoroughlyentertaining collection of tales for any two-wheeled enthusiast.

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Iain Spraggis a journalist and author whose books include London Underground's Strangest Tales.

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Easy RiderMy Life on a Bike

Rob Hayles

The brilliantly told story of the cycling world champion and multiple Olympic medallist who is one of

sports best-loved and most colourful characters.

The son of a wrestler turned cycling coach called Killer Kowalski, Rob Hayles was soon winning races himself

realizing that he didnt really want to work for a living. The world of amateur club cycling in the 1990s was a way from the millionaire sport of today though. When Rob first rode for Great Britain, it was with his own bike

one spare tire, and a hand-me-down jersey.

Yet Rob became an integral part of the amazing success story of British cycling, and has been at the centre the sport for the past two decades. With Bradley Wiggins, he was a member of the first GB team to becomeworld champions at the team pursuit, the most demanding and thrilling discipline on the track. With teammateDavid Millar, he witnessed first-hand the drug-strewn, often demeaning life of the professional road cyclist. Aas Mark Cavendishs training partner, Rob has been the experienced influence at the side of the fastest man two wheels...

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After narrowly missing out on selection for the Barcelona Olympics, ROB HAYLES won the first of 22 nationaltitles in 1993 and turned pro two years later. He won Olympic bronze in the team pursuit at Sydney 2000, thsilver in the team pursuit and bronze in the Madison with Bradley Wiggins in Athens in 2004, before becomingworld champion in both disciplines in 2005. Rob became national road race champion in 2008 before retiring in

2011 after 27 years of racing. As well as helping the development of a new generation of British cyclists, mosnotably Mark Cavendish, he now commentates and presents for British Eurosport, BBC Five Live and ITV.

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50 Classic Cycle Climbs: Yorkshire & The Peak DistrictJames Allen

Riding up hills is the ultimate challenge for a cyclist. It's the quickest way to gauge fitness levels, the bestworkout, and then there's the reward of an exhilarating descent. This guide is a compilation of some of the bhills in Yorkshire and the Peak District. It's not a definite list of the Top 50 toughest climbs. Instead, authorJames Allen has selected some of the most iconic, the most thrilling, the most interesting, and most varied-awell as the toughest-hill climbs that this region has to offer. There's something here for everyone, whetheryou're a "Weekend Warrior" or a serious road racer. Just get out there and enjoy the ride.

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James Allenhas taken part in a range of road cycling events, including sportives, time trials, and road racesHe rides around 10,000 miles a year.

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50 Classic Cycle Climbs: London & The South EastAdrian Bond

Riding up hills is the ultimate challenge for a cyclist. This guide is a compilation of some of the best hills inLondon and the South East. It's not just a definite list of the Top 50 toughest climbs; instead, author AdrianBond has selected some of the most iconic, the most thrilling, the most interesting, varied, and, of course,toughest, hill climbs that this region has to offer. There's something here for everyone, whether you're a"Weekend Warrior" or a serious road racer. Just get out there and enjoy the ride.

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Adrian Bondis a cyclist and a writer who has completed La Marmotte, a 174 kilometer sportive in the FrencAlps with 5,000 meters of climbing.

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The Road Less TakenLessons from a Life Spent Cycling

Kathryn Bertine

In TheRoad Less Taken, Kathryn Bertine takes readers through her journey of striving to become a professiocyclist in her mid-30s. Her essays explore the twists and turns on life's unexpected roads via bicycle, but alsthe larger meaning of what it means to heed one's inner compass and search for a personal true north. With signature wit and humor Bertine's essays travel far beyond the bike lane, resonating with anyone who has evdared to try and turn their dreams into a reality.

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Kathryn Bertineis a former Division I rower and a professional figure skater and triathlete. She is the authoAll the Sundays Yet to ComeandAs Good As Gold. She wrote the "So You Wanna Be an Olympian?" column foESPN and the "Riding with the Pros" column for espnW, where she also worked as senior editor. She lives inTucson, Arizona.

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Le Tour de FranceThe Greatest Race in Cycling History

Ray Hamilton

An intriguing miscellany of stats, facts, and stories for anyone who truly appreciates the Tour

The Tour de France is one of the most prestigious and physically challenging sporting events in the world, anthe jewel in professional cycling's crown. This pocket-sized miscellany is packed with the Tour's most memor

moments, with curious facts, amazing anecdotes, and intriguing statistics from more than a century ofunforgettable racing.

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Ray Hamiltonis a freelance writer and editor. He has edited books on a wide range of subjects, includingpolitics, history, travel, and sports.

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Life CyclesJulian Sayarer

Julian Sayarer grew up riding a bicycle and worked as a bike courier in London. When the world record for acircumnavigation by bike is broken-the biker riding in conjunction with banks and big business-Julian sets outtake it back. This is his story of that record, riding 110 miles a day for six months on only 7.82 a day, throujungles, snow, and twenty different countries. He finds himself stranded without money in the deserts ofKazakhstan, bitten by a dog in North Carolina, and sleeping under motorway bridges in China. Taken by life othe road and a spirit of adventure, he loves every minute of it. A tale of excitement and world politics by bictravelling at 12 mph, Julian finds that the Tartars of Central Asia aren't so different to the trailer families ofLouisiana. This book is a reminder that the world is out there, and it's waiting for us.

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Julian Sayareris a cyclist and an author.Author Bio



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The Race Against TimeEdward Pickering

The fascinating and revelatory story of the epic sporting revalry between Graeme Obree and Chris

Boardman and the start of a revolution in British cycling.

When Chris Boardman first raced against Graeme Obree, in a time trial in Newtonards, Northern Ireland, in 19it was the start of a rivalry that captivated the British public for a decade and brought cycling on to the fron

pages. Boardman was the establishment figure: reserved, scientific, middle-class. Obree was the rebel: theFlying Scotsman, working-class, riding a home-made bike. Both were after one thingto be the fastest man two wheels.

After Boardman had won Britains first cycling gold medal for 72 years at the Barcelona Olympics (inspiring noother than Bradley Wiggins to get on a bike), attention turned to the world hour record, the blue riband eventrack cycling. Between 1993 and 1996, the pair took it in turns to smash the record, with Boardmans teambreaking the boundaries of technology and the loner Obree constantly reinventing ways of building and ridingbikes while battling his many demons.

The Race Again...

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EDWARD PICKERING is the deputy editor of Cycle Sport magazine and has also written for Cycling Weekly, thNew York Times, and Loaded. He was the co-author of Robbie McEwens autobiography, One Way Road,published in 2011.

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Put Me Back On My BikeIn Search of Tom Simpson

William Fotheringham

The book the cycling world has been waiting for. A definitive account of the life of Britains greatest

cyclistTom Simpson.

The cyclist Tom Simpson was an Olympic medallist, world champion and the first Briton to wear the fabled yejersey of the Tour de France. He died a tragic early death on the barren moonscape of the Mont Ventoux duthe 1967 Tour. Almost 35 years on, hundreds of fans still make the pilgrimage to the windswept memorial whmarks the spot where he died. A man of contradictions, Simpson was one of the first cyclists to admit to usibanned drugs, and was accused of fixing races, yet the dapper Major Tom inspired awe and affection for thobsessive will to win which was ultimately to cost him his life. An authoritative evaluation of Simpsons deathand of the life that led to it, has been long overdue, the more so since cycling has been rocked by a successof drug scandals. Put me Back on my Bikewill revisit the places and people associated with Simpson to prodthe definitive story of Britains greatest ever cyclist.

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WILLIAM FOTHERINGHAM is 36 years old. He was born in Somersert and after leaving school went to Cambrid

University to study Languages. He has raced bikes for over twenty years but so far has resisted the temptatto take drugs.

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My Cool BikeAn Inspirational Guide to Bikes and Bike Culture

Chris Haddon

The newest in the My Cool series will appeal to bike nuts, commuting cyclists, and design aesthetes everywh

For some the bike is much more than an accessory for the daily commute: there are the plucky few who havembarked on life-changing momentous global journeys; while for others bike ownership offers the chance to

part of a loyal, passionate, and strong-minded community of fellow enthusiasts embarking on club excursionsThe bikes featured here chart the bicycle's progress over the years in terms of design and also celebrates thowners who have given their bikes their very own stamp of individuality. Among this collection of cool bikes aclassic racing bikes, high-tech machines that use the latest in material science and aerodynamics, eccentricbikes designed for specific purposes, and rarities coveted by serious collectors. The book covers all styles anmakes from around the world, and is divided into such sections as urban; commercial; touring and sporting;vintage and eccentric; custom bikes; eco and community bikes; workshops, shops and cafs; and accessorieinc...

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Chris Haddonhas 20 years of experience as a multi-disciplinary designer, focusing on brand development an

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web design. He is the author of My Cool Classic Carand the coauthor of My Cool Campervanand My CoolCaravan.


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CyclopediaIt's All About the Bike


If it's on the bike, it's in the book.

The world of cycling is one of death-defying feats and obscure mechanical

oddities, heroics and geekiness in equal measure. In Cyclopedia, renowned two-wheel aficionado and acclaimsportswriter William Fotheringham delves deep into this world to unearth amazing facts and enthrallinganecdotes.

This essential book is an A to Z compendium of everything you could ever want to know about the bicycle, frthe history of the Tour de France to Chris Hoy's dominance of the Beijing velodrome, from the origins of thequick-release system to the diet that powered Graeme Obree to the world hour record, from Lance Armstronfabled career to the slang words used for performance-enhancing substances, from the literature of cycling tthe perils of vicious dogs.

Cyclopediahas all the equipment, the races, the chases, the faces, the places, the drugs, the sex, and thescandals to convert any amateur cyclist into a full-fledged bike expert.

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William Fotheringhamhas been a racing cyclist on road and track since 1981. He has been cyclingcorrespondent at the Guardiannewspaper since 1994 and, since then, has covered the Tour de France for thevery year. In 1993 he was launch editor of Cycle Sportmagazine, and in 1998 he launchedprocyclingmagaand website. His biography of Tom Simpson, Put Me Back on My Bike, was acclaimed by Vlomagazine as "thbest cycling biography ever written."

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Bicycle! (2nd Edition)A Repair & Maintenance Manifesto

Sam Tracy

Providing cyclists the know-how to take bicycle repair into their own hands, this manual covers bike care wittechnical terms. Written by a bicycle mechanic and laden with photographs and drawings, this guide is a valuresource for professional bicycle workers and commuters. This updated edition includes an expanded index anrevised resource section. Topics include essential tools, bicycle components, on-the-road repairs, scavengin

locks, preventing rust, and more.

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Sam Tracyis the author of How to Rock and Rolland Roadside Bicycle Repair.Author Bio


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BikenomicsHow Bicycling Can Save the Economy

Elly Blue

Making the case for adopting more sustainable modes of transportation, this engaging reference explores theeconomic benefits of bicycling. It starts with an analysis of the real costs incurred by individuals and familiesexisting transportation systems and goes on to examine the current civic expenses of these systems. Withcritiques of modern society's deep-rooted attachment to car culture, this book tells the stories of people,businesses, organizations, and cities who are investing in two-wheeled transportation. Offering a fresh andcompelling perspective on how people get from place to place, this book reveals the multifaceted North Amebicycle movement with its contradictions, challenges, successes, and visions for the future.

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Elly Blueis the author of Everyday Bicyclingand her work has appeared on Bicycling.com and in BikePortlanBitch Magazine, Grist Magazine, Momentummagazine, and Reclaim Magazine. She has been featured onDemocracy Now!, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and in the Oregonian, and she blogs about bicycling andempowerment at www.TakingTheLane.com. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Everyday BicyclingHow to Ride a Bike for Transportation (Whatever Your Lifestyle)

Elly Blue

Containing all the knowledge required to get started riding a bicycle for everyday transportation, Elly Blueintroduces readers to the basics, including shopping for a bike, honing street smarts, dressing properly forconditions, carrying everything from groceries to children to furniture, and riding in all weather. Although thedaily commute to and from work is included, the focus for this manual is to make a lifestyle change to a

transportation bicyclist whether it be to run a few errands, pick up the kids from school, or head to a birthdaparty for a friend with the birthday cake. Encouragement and entertainment are found throughout in the formpersonal anecdotes, stories of impressive feats performed by everyday people, and whimsical illustrations. Wits positive, practical approach, this book will prepare anyone considering making this lifestyle change to hopthe bike.

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Elly Blueis a writer and bicycle activist whose work has appeared in BikePortland, Bitch Magazine, Grist,Momentum, and Reclaim. She has been featured on Democracy Now!, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and in thOregonian, and she blogs about bicycling and empowerment at www.TakingTheLane.com. She lives in PortlanOregon.

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Urban Bikers' Tricks & Tips (3rd Edition)Low-Tech & No-Tech Ways to Find, Ride, & Keep a Bicycle

Dave Glowacz

Filled with practical tips that any adult bike owner can use instantly, this resource includes advice on everythfrom how to ease a sore butt and avoid helmet hair to choosing accessories and mounting a bike while weariminiskirt. This updated edition contains new and revised information about bike types, the best locks, bicyclelubricants, and new-fangled bags and carriers. An updated supplier directory and list of bicycling resources, sas websites and advocacy groups, are also included. Illustrated with step-by-step instructions on every pagthis reference is an ideal companion for casual and urban riders.

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Dave Glowacz, known worldwide as Mr. Bike, is a certified bike instructor with the League of AmericanBicyclists. He is the author of articles on cycling basics in Bicyclingmagazine and produces the Safe Bicyclinseries of publications. He lives in Chicago.

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The Urban Cyclist's Survival GuideJames Rubin, Scott Rowan

Written for cycling enthusiasts who expect to run into vehicular traffic or urban traffic patterns anywhere in world, this book is not limited to only cyclists in major cities. Observations from years of cycling the city streof Chicago and Los Angeles inspired these solutions, and every tip, hint, trick, and tactic can be applied tocycling anywhere-rural or urban.

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Author BioJames Rubinis a journalist who has written for regional and national publications including the EconomistIntelligence Unit. He rides his 10-year-old specialized mountain bike largely through scenic Griffith Park and tsurrounding Hollywood Hills and Los Feliz. He lives in Los Angeles. Scott Rowanhas worked in professional spsince 1995 as a reporter, an editor, and a producer. He began bicycling for all his commuting and transportatneeds in 2004, averaging approximately 2,500 miles per year.



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CyclebabbleBloggers on Biking

James Randerson, Peter Walker

The very best of the Guardian's popular bike blogThe Guardian's bike blog is one of the most vibrant and visited sections of the newspaper's website. Here, thworld's cycling community posts news, views, rants, and raves, as well as top tips on everything from cyclingspectacles to how to confound the bicycle thief. From the sublime (riding by moonlight on a summer solsticethe ridiculous (a certain celebrity chef finding it amusing to drive cyclists off the road), Cyclebabbleis thetruest, funniest, and most useful cacophony of voices on cycling there is.

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James Randersonis environment and science news editor at the Guardian. Peter Walkeris a reporter forwww.guardian.co.uk, a position he has held since late 2006. Before that he worked for, among others, AgencFrance-Presse and CNN in London, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Paris

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The Cyclist's FriendA Miscellany of Wit and Wisdom

Chris Naylor

From witty one-liners to important bike gurus to choosing the right seat-all things bike"It's by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best." -Ernest Hemingway"Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart." -Iris Murdoch"Think of a new idea in bicycle design and someone will have already invented it, probably in the nineteenth

century." - John Pinkerton, English cycling historianRoadies, mountain bikers, and casual cyclists will savor this insightful collection of quotations and prose fromlovers past and present, interspersed with practical tips on everything from pre-ride snacks to customizing abicycle. Whether charging down a woodland trail or coasting along a country lane, nothing compares to thesimple pleasures of two wheels.

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Chris Nayloris an author and an avid cyclist.

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Cycling ShortsShort Documentaries About Bicycles

Joe Biel

Providing a better understanding of bicycle culture, this collection of short films displays the wide variety ofpeople that embrace the bike. Joe Biel's shorts follow the emergence of modern bike culture in U.S. cities ovethe last 10 years. They show that anything can happen, including activists educating policymakers, bureauccreating whimsical public art, strangers coming together to move a house by bike, and corporations turning t

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drive-thrus into bike-thrus. These 21 short documentaries include Martinis in the Bike Lane, Burgerville's BikeThru, Training for Carmageddon, Hunter-Gatherers Never Looked This Good, Disabled Cyclists, SundayParkways, Last Train Out of North America, and more.

Joe Bielis the founder of Microcosm Publishing and the creator of the documentary about the DIY music sceIf It Ain't Cheap, It Ain't Punk. He is the coauthor of 13 Years of Good Luckand the author of Bipedal, By Ped

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all volumes of the CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting series; the Perfect Mix Tape Segue series; and You Work Any Hundred Hours a Week You Want (In Your Underwear)!!He lives in Portland, Oregon.



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Tour de FranceThe History. The Legend. The Riders.

Graeme Fife

An updated edition sets the 2013 race in the context of the event's remarkable history, stretching back to J1903

Combining meticulous research with a fast-paced narrative style, Graeme Fife penetrates the mystique of the

Tour de France and paints a colorful picture of the men whose exploits have given the Tour enduring universappeal. The momentous 100th anniversary competition fully lived up to expectations and was the most excitrace in years. Mountains loomed large in one of the toughest routes since World War II, including a doubleascent of the iconic l'Alpe d'Huez in just one day. Laced with tales of great solo rides, amazing fortitude, terrmisfortune, and triumph, Tour de Franceis the definitive account of this extraordinary competition. Named oof the top-five sports books of the year by both the Independentand the Times, it is the essential guide toTour.

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Author BioGraeme Fifeis a full-time writer who has worked in radio and written a number of books, including The BeauMachineand Inside the Peloton. A keen cyclist, he has ridden all the celebrated Cols of Tour legends.

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Mapping Le TourUpdated history and route map of every Tour de France race

Ellis Bacon, Mark Cavendish

Charts the course of every race route in cycling's most prestigious eventWith a map of each edition of the Tour de France, along with photographs, text on the history of the race, alists of the stages, winners, and key statistics, this guide is essential for any cycling fan. Each Tour de Franrace map is accompanied by statistics, including race and stage distances, highest point, number of starters finishers, average speed, and jersey winners. Twenty of Le Tour's iconic locations-many of which have featuin the Etape du Tour-are put under the spotlight, and an extended section on the 2013 race is included, withdetailed maps and statistics on each of its stages.

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Ellis Baconis the former deputy editor of Procyclingmagazine, and has written extensively for Cycle SportaAuthor Bio

Cycling Weekly. He is also the coeditor of The Cycling Anthologyand the author of World's Ultimate CyclingRaces. Mark Cavendishis a professional road racing cyclist and the author of Boy Racer.



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Mapping Le Tour de France100 Tour de France race route maps, with photographs

Ellis Bacon, Mark Cavendish

Mapping Le Tour charts the course of every race route in cycling's most prestigious event, including a speciasection on this year's 100th Tour de France.

With a map of each edition of the Tour de France, along with photographs, text on the history of the race, a

lists of the stages, winners and key statistics, Mapping Le Tour is essential reading for any cycling fan.

Each Tour de France race map is accompanied by statistics, including:

Race and stage distances Highest point Number of starters and finishers Average speed Jersey winners

Twenty of Le Tour's iconic locations - many of which have featured in the Etape du Tour - are put under thespotlight, and an extended section on the 2013 race is included, with detailed maps and statistics on each othis year's stages.

Summary

Ellis Bacon is one of Britain's most experienced cycling journalists. He is the former deputy editor of Procyclinmagazine, and has written extensively for Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport. He is also co-editor of The CyclingAnthology, and this is his second book for HarperCollins, following on fromWorld's Ultimate Cycling Races.

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The Tour De France MiscellanyJohn White

Famous quotes, most wins, oldest cyclists, polka dot jerseys, publicity caravans, shortest tours, top 10s- it'sin here, and much more

There is something for all cycle racing fans in this fun miscellany. For 110 years, the Tour de France hasprovided the sporting world with some truly historic moments, involving many of the greatest names in moderfolklore. Within these pages, you will learn hundreds of fascinating facts about the sport on a wide range oftopics, from riders and teams to mountain climbs and sprint finishes. As the items appear completely at randoit is not a book to be read from cover to cover, but rather one to be dipped into and enjoyed in short breaksPainstakingly researched by the master of the sporting factoid, this book will bring hours of reading pleasure cycling fans.

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Author BioJohn Whiteis the author of The Formula One Miscellany, The Golf Miscellany, and Irish Devils: The Official Sof Manchester United and the Irish.



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Vive le Tour!Wiggo, and the Amazing Tales of the Tour de France

Nick Brownlee

Fully revised and updated, this is the essential companion to the awe-inspiring event, with a wealth of tales trivia drawn from the Tour's century-long historyThe Tour de France is one of the most revered, thrilling sporting events in the world, not to mention one of tmost physically exhausting. Every year top cyclists from around the globe break speed records and push

themselves harder and faster in pursuit of the legendary yellow jersey. Here is the ultimate guide to thecompetition's heroes, cheats, controversy, extreme terrain, triumphs, and tragedy-on and off the trail.

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Nick Brownleeis a journalist, author, and professional cycling aficionado.Author Bio


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Le TourA History of the Tour de France

Geoffrey Wheatcroft

When Henri Desgrange began a bicycle road race in 1903, he saw it as little more than a publicity stunt topromote his newspaper. The sixty cyclists who left Paris to ride through the night to Lyons had little idea thathey were pioneers of the most famous of all bike races. A wonderful blend of history, sport, and culture, thisaccount follows the Tour from its humble origins up to its present-day international fame. Alongside a collectof captivating cycling stories are tales of some of history's most famous-and infamous-riders, among them CSimpson, and Armstrong. The Tour's impact on French culture is also addressed, adding a unique and fascinastudy of 20th-century European life.

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Geoffrey Wheatcroft is a journalist and historian as well as the author of several award-winning books, includ

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DomestiqueThe True Life Ups and Downs of a Tour ProCharly Wegelius

The remarkable true-life story from behind the scenes of professional cycling.

For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was in demfrom the worlds best teams, a well-paid elite athlete. But I never won a race. I was the hired help.

When my mum dropped me off in a small French town aged 17, I was full of determination to be a professionacyclist, but I was completely green. I went from mowing the team managers lawn to winning every amateurI entered. Then I turned pro and realised I hated the responsibility and pressure of chasing victory. And thatwhen I became a domestique.

I learned to take that hurt and give it everything I had to give, all for someone else s win. When the order cain to ride it I pushed out with the hardest rhythm I could, dragging the group faster and faster, until my whobody screamed with pain. There were times I rode myself to a standstill, clutching the barrier metres from thline, as the lead group shot past. But thats what made me so good at my job.

As my career took off, I started lo...

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CHARLY WEGELIUS was one of Britains most distinguished and respected professional cyclists. He grew up inYork, and went on to race for some of cyclings best teams, including Mapei, the worlds most successful eve

team. In his 11-year career he competed in a remarkable 14 Grand Tours (including three Tours de France).Charly now works as a directear sportiffor the Garmin-Sharp team.

Co-writer TOM SOUTHAM is a former professional racing cyclist. He raced alongside Charly Wegelius for threeyears in the Italian professional peleton, and twice rode the professional Roac Race Championships as ateammate of Wegelius. He now works as a writer and contributes to major cycling publications in the UK andinternationally.

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DomestiqueThe True Life Ups and Downs of a Tour ProCharly Wegelius

The remarkable true-life story from behind the scenes of professional cycling.For 11 years I was a professional cyclist, competing in the hardest and greatest races on Earth. I was in demfrom the world's best teams, a well-paid elite athlete. But I never won a race. I was the hired help.When my mum dropped me off in a small French town aged 17, I was full of determination to be a professionacyclist, but I was completely green. I went from mowing the team manager's lawn to winning every amateurI entered. Then I turned pro and realised I hated the responsibility and pressure of chasing victory. And thatwhen I became a domestique.I learned to take that hurt and give it everything I had to give, all for someone else's win. When the order cain to ride it I pushed out with the hardest rhythm I could, dragging the group faster and faster, until my whobody screamed with pain. There were times I rode myself to a standstill, clutching the barrier metres from thline, as the lead group shot past. But that's what made me so good at my job.As my caree...

Summary

CHARLY WEGELIUS was one of Britain's most distinguished and respected professional cyclists. He grew up in

York, and went on to race for some of cycling's best teams, including Mapei, the world's most successful eveteam. In his 11-year career he competed in a remarkable 14 Grand Tours (including three Tours de France).Charly now works as a directear sportiffor the Garmin-Sharp team.

Co-writer TOM SOUTHAM is a former professional racing cyclist. He raced alongside Charly Wegelius for threeyears in the Italian professional peleton, and twice rode the professional Roac Race Championships as ateammate of Wegelius. He now works as a writer and contributes to major cycling publications in the UK andinternationally.

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Breaking the ChainDrugs and Cycling - The True Story

Willy Voet

Cocaine, amphetamines, EPO, heroin-all these are now considered not optional but necessary, not to win butjust to compete in the Tour de France. Details of how these drugs are obtained, mixed together to makecocktails, administered and concealed are included in this graphic and uninhibited account.

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Rough RidePaul Kimmage

Winner of the 1990 William Hill Sports Book of the Year.

A former rider in the Tour de France tells what life is really like in the world of professional cycling. This newedition is fully updated with two new chapters on the escalation of the use of drugs in sports.

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Paul Kimmage, a professional cyclist for four years, left the sport to write this book. He is now a sports journfor the Irish Sunday Independent.

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Roule BritanniaGreat Britain and the Tour de France


In 2012 Bradley Wiggins made history by becoming the first Briton ever to win the Tour de France. His compaChris Froome came second, while fellow Brits, the "fastest man on earth" Mark Cavendish and reformed doperDavid Millar, made sure that between them Britain accounted for 7 of a possible 21 stage wins. Great Britain conquered the Tour de France. In Roule Britannia, number one bestselling author William Fotheringham charts

British cycling's rise to the top. From the early days of Brian Robinson to Bradley Wiggins's dominant ride via TSimpson, Robert Millar, Chris Boardman, and many others, Roule Britanniacelebrates a nation's love affair witthe greatest race of all.

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William Fotheringhamwrites for the Guardianand Observeron cycling and rugby. A racing cyclist and launeditor of procycling and Cycle Sport magazines, he has reported on over twenty Tours de France. He is thenumber one bestselling author of Merckx: Half Man, Half Bikeand is the critically lauded author of Fallen AngePut Me Back on My Bike, and Roule Britannia, which Vlo magazine called "The best cycling biography everwritten."

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The Long Race to GloryHow the British Came to Rule the Cycling World

Chris Sidwells

British cycling is the best in the world. Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France, then less than 10 dayslater won the time trial at the London Olympics. Shortly after that, Britain's track team dominated the velodrfor the second Games in a row by topping the cycling medals table. And that was on top of Nicole Cooke's goin the women's 2008 Olympic road race, which merely added to her outstanding career, in which she had alrewon the women's version of the Tour de France twice, in 2006 and 2007. These are just some of the highlighof Britain's cycling pedigree. But success did not come overnight, and this fantastic new book delves into thehistory of Britain's illustrious history in the world's major cycling events and details the path British cyclists htaken to collectively become the world's preeminent cycling nation. It looks at all the characters, from RegHarris, a track superstar and household name in the 1940s, and Tom Simpson, whose exploits in the 1967 Tode France cost him his life, to Chris Boardman, 1992 Olympic track champion, and Mark Cavendish, ro...

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Chris Sidwells, the nephew of British cycling legend Tom Simpson, is a journalist, photographer, and author has covered cycling for more than a decade. His writing and photographs feature in every issue of Cycle Spoand Cycling Weekly. He also writes for 220 Triathlonand has contributed to Bicyclingand Cycling Plus. His bo

include DK's Bicycle Repair Manualand ARace for Madmen.

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Cycling in the UK

More and more of us are turning to cycling, whether as an inexpensive, healthy, and environmentally-friendlymeans of getting to work or school, or as a way of exploring Britain's towns and countryside. More than 75%UK residents live within two miles of the National Cycle Network, and a continuous program of development leby Sustrans means it is growing all the time. Following the exciting publishing partnership that brought togeth

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the expertise of two of Britain's great pioneering transport organizations, this fantastic new edition of Cyclingthe UKprovides the reader with the most up-to-date and relevant information they need to plan a cycling tr

Britain.

AA Publishingis the UK's largest travel publisher, with an extensive range of inspiring travel guides, dependdriving books, and trusted maps and atlases.

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One Man and His BikeA Life-Changing Journey All the Way Around the Coast of BritainMike Carter

Mike Carter's journey around the edge of Britain by bike.

What would happen if you were cycling to the office and just kept on pedalling? Mike Carter needed a changFed up with a Britain rife with crime and sliding into economic downturn, one day he decided to cycle straighpast the office to find out for himself what was going on. He would follow the Thames to the sea and then ridaround the entire coastline, a journey of 5,000 miles, the equivalent of London to Calcutta. If he completed ihe would end up exactly where he started. Physically, at least.

Camping or relying on the hospitality of strangers, Mike met an array of brilliant characters and experiencedinnumerable random acts of kindness. He encountered drunken priests and drag queens, gnome sanctuaries ahippy communities, fellow travellers and people building for a different type of future. He also found a spirit ounbelievable kindness, generosity and hope that convinced him that Britain was anything but broken. During five month journey, cycling the byways of the nation, he becamehappy.

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Mike Carteris the author of Uneasy Riderand a contributor to the Guardianand the Observer.

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On the Road BikeThe Search For a Nations Cycling Soul

Ned Boulting

An amusing and personal exploration of the austere, nutty soul of British cycling from Ned Boulting, the authoSummary

How I Won The Yellow Jumper.Ned Boulting has noticed something. It's to do with bikes. They're everywhere. And so are their riders. Somethese riders seem to be sporting sideburns and a few of them are winning things. Big things. Now Ned wants

know how on earth it came to this? And what, exactly is 'this'.

In On the Road Bike,Ned Boulting, television's quintessential roving reporter, asks how Britain became soobsessed with cycling. Ned's search puts him in contact with some of the wonderful and wonderfullyidiosyncratic people who have contributed to this nation's two-wheeled history from Chris Boardman to BradWiggins, via Mark Cavendish, David Millar (and David's mum), Ken Livingstone, Dean Macey, Sir Paul Smith, GKemp (yes, him from Spandau Ballet) and many, many more. The result is an amusing and personal exploratiothe austere, nutty soul of British cycling.

NED BOULTING started his broadcasting career at Sky in 1997, working as a reporter alongside Jeff Stelling onthe now legendary show Soccer Saturday. In 2006 he was given the Royal Television Society's Sports Reporof the Year Award. He presents the Tour of Britain for ITV, as well as the inaugural Tour Series, and contribu

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features and live reports to coverage of the Tour de France. His first book was the much-loved How I Won tYellow Jumper.


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On the Road BikeThe Search For a Nation's Cycling Soul

Ned Boulting

An amusing and personal exploration of the austere, nutty soul of British cycling from Ned Boulting, Summaryauthor of How I Won the Yellow Jumper.

Ned Boulting has noticed something. Its to do with bikes. Theyre everywhere. And so are their riders. Somethese riders seem to be sporting sideburns and a few of them are winning things. Big things. Now Ned wants know how on earth it came to this. And what, exactly is this.

In On the Road Bike, Ned Boulting asks how Britain became so obsessed with cycling. Neds search puts him contact with some of the wonderful and wonderfully idiosyncratic people who have contributed to this nationtwo-wheeled history. Its a journey that takes him from the velodrome at Herne Hill to the Tour of Britain atStoke-on-Trent via Bradley Wiggins, Chris Boardman, David Millar (and David s mum), Ken Livingstone, bothTommy Godwins, Gary Kemp (yes, him from Spandau Ballet) and many, many more. The result is an amusing

personal exploration of the austere, nutty soul of British cycling.

NED BOULTING started his broadcasting career at Skyin 1997, working as a reporter alongside Jeff Stelling othe now legendary show Soccer Saturday. In 2006 he was given the Royal Television Society s Sports Reporof the Year Award. He presents the Tour of Britain for ITV, as well as the inaugural Tour Series, and contribu

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features and live reports to coverage of the Tour de France. His first book was the much-loved How I Won tYellow Jumper.



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Life CycleA Bike Ride Round Scotland and Back to Childhood

Gary Sutherland

A casual conversation between Gary Sutherland and his brother Stewart about going on a bike ride leads to aextraordinary trip in which they travel the length and breadth of Scotland, and this book documents theiradventures. In order to recapture some of the magic of childhood years spent cycling around their home towHopeman on the Morayshire coast, the Sutherland brothers-older but none the wiser-set off from the back g

of the house they grew up in on a journey of a thousand miles. From the mountains of the Highlands to thetraffic-snarled streets of Edinburgh and Glasgow, they ate up Scotland on two wheels and became boys agaipedaling for all they were worth on a road trip of a lifetime that brought pain and laughter in equal measure.

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Gary Sutherlandhas worked as an ice cream maker, candyfloss maker, shortbread maker, teacher, booksellsports journalist, and travel writer. He is the author of Great Balls of Fireand Hunting Grounds.

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Mud, Sweat & GearsCycling from Land's End to John O'Groats (Via the Pub)

Ellie Bennett

The tale of a scenic cycling trip-including an index of the 50 finest beers tasted on the tripSummary

"One more wouldn't hurt," said Mick. I looked at him doubtfully. "I'm not sure. It's gone three o'clock alread

What time does it get dark in Cornwall at this time of year?" "Not for ages," said Mick, waving his hand

dismissively. "One more and then we'll get on." He headed back to the bar with our empty beer glasses.

As Ellie's 50th birthday approaches and her ambitions of a steady income, a successful career, and an ascenEverest seem as far away as ever, she begins to doubt she's capable of achieving anything at all. So when hbest friend Mick suggests a grueling cycle ride from Land's End to John O'Groats, she takes up the challengeThey opt for the scenic route which takes them along cycle paths, towpaths, and the back roads and bywayBritain, unable to resist sampling local beers in the pubs they pass along the way. But as the pints start to sup faster than the miles they're putting under their tires, Ellie wonders if they'll ever make it to the finishing l

Ellie Bennettis a writer and a cyclist.Author Bio



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We Won't Back DownOn the Road with Orica GreenEDGE

Rupert Guinness

With major wins in the bag from its first five months of racing, Orica-GreenEDGE, Australia's first professional and women's international road cycling team, has already made its mark at the highest levels of internationalcompetition. This is the story of its first year as told through the images of its team photographers, with wofrom Rupert Guinness, Australia's foremost cycling journalist. Taking readers into the heart of the team, this

intimate behind the scenes portrait records all the highs and lows, the personalities, and the races won and We'll learn how the team was established and we're given access to the training camps, allowed on the teambus, and in the team hotels. We're there as Molly Meldrum and Vanessa Amorosi record the team song, we'rethe road with the great Robbie McEwen as he rides his last race. This is a big, beautiful, and revealing book thas to be on the shelf of every Australian cycling fan.

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Rupert Guinnessis a senior sports writer for the Sydney Morning Herald, covering rugby union and rowing awell as cycling. This is his tenth book.

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Hell on Two WheelsAn Astonishing Story of Suffering, Triumph, and the Most Extreme Endurance Race in the World

Amy Snyder

Three-time Ironman finisher Amy Snyder takes the wraps off the best kept secret in the sports world, the RaAcross America (RAAM), a bicycle race like no other. Unlike its famous cousin the Tour de France, RAAM is mcrazier, more gothic, and even savage: once the gun goes off the clock doesn't stop, and the first rider tocomplete the prescribed 3,000-mile route is the victor. In Hell on Two Wheels, Snyder follows a group of athbefore, during, and after the 2009 RAAM, the closest and most controversial race in the event's 30-year histThis work offers a thrilling and remarkably detailed account of the competitors' triumphs and tragedies as thetest themselves, each other, and the limits of human endurance. As RAAM exacts its vicious toll, Snyder shohow the racers discover their essential humanity and experience profound joy and completeness, demonstrathow such a grueling effort can also be cleansing and self-revelatory.

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Amy Snyderis a retired management consulting who competes in Ironman triathlons.

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Classic Cycling Race RoutesThe Toughest 52 European Challenges

Chris Sidwells

The toughest 52 cycling challenges in Europe

These routes, all of at least 40 miles in length, are based on the best cyclosportive events-the most famoussingle-day professional races, which are known in cycling as The Classics, and on stages of the Grand Tours

Tour de France, Tour of Italy, and Tour of Spain. Not just pretty rides in the country, these are seriouschallenges that require training and preparation, but are all accessible and are achieved by many thousands ordinary cyclists every year. Each route contains a map with directions and an elevation diagram as well as tfor tackling the route and a background history to the event. The book also offers advice on equipment,nutrition, ride strategy, and technique. Perfect for cyclists looking for the next challenge, these routes willinspire readers to test their limits.

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Author BioChris Sidwellsis a cycling writer whose books include Bike Repair ManualandA Race for Madmen: The Histof the Tour de France. He has also been published in Cycling Plus, GQ, Men's Fitness, Running Fitness, and tSunday Times.

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Worlds Ultimate Cycling Races300 of the greatest cycling events

Ellis Bacon, Phil Liggett

From the Tour de France to the biggest and best sportives, riders can choose their own adventures from amothe world's greatest bike rides and best cycling races to watch or rideFrom Europe to Asia, via North America and Africa, this book highlights the must-ride races and gran fondoswhere riders can really test their legs against both the terrain and their fellow riders. Options include cheerinthe world's top professionals from the roadside as they take on the Tour Down Under, heading into the Alps twatch the sport's greatest riders tackle the Tour de France, conquering the U.S. on the Race Across Americamountain biking one's way through South Africa on the Cape Epic. Types of races covered include pro stage (across the Dolomites at the Giro d'Italia), road (the Etape du Tour of the Tour de France), mountain bike(Valparaiso, Chile), night (the London Nocturne), pro one-day race (take on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix),cyclo-cross (Yorkshire's Three Peaks), long distance (cycle across Africa), and track (the Good Friday TrackMeet at Herne Hill Velodrome). The ...

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Ellis Baconis a cycling journalist who has written on the sport for such publications as the Observerand thTimesas well as being a regular contributor to Cycle Sportand Cycling Weekly. He has translated a number

books including the English version of Danish Tour de France winner and Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis'sautobiography. Phil Liggettcommentates on the Tour de France and bike races for several channels includinNBC Sports, and is widely regarded as the voice of world cycling.

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CyclosportivesA Competitor's Guide

Jerry Clark, Bill Joss

Two accomplished cycling competitors cover all the practical information necessary for those participating insportives to achieve their maximum potential Cyclosportives, or sportives as they are usually known, are thecycling equivalent of marathonsthey often last more than seven hours and are ridden over distances in excof 100 miles. This guide to sportives details their origins and development, as well as the practical necessitie

riders. To complete successfully, serious sportive riders require a high level of physical fitness, mental strengand focus, good bike-handling skills, and the ability to commit themselves to a stringent program of training apreparation. The authors cover bikes, clothing, and equipment; training and avoiding injury; nutrition, planninand preparation, bike-handling and group-riding techniques; the mental aspects of participating in a race; anrecovery.

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Jerry Clark rides more than 6,000 miles per year, undertakes about 12 events a season, and is a consistent t25 finisher. Bill Joss is an former elite triathlete and quadrathlete who has competed in hundreds of majorendurance events over the past 25 years.

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Cycle Road RacingTom Newman

Cycle Road Racingprovides a practical and instructional guide for those entering into cycle road racing, andthose improving their performance. It covers the latest developments in racing and cycle technology, and guthe reader through all stages of racing, from setting up the bike correctly to race day itself. The book includmaterial on clothing, equipment, and setting up your bike; training, including the use of turbo training in winteand sample training plans; techniques such as cornering, climbing, and descending; avoiding injury and recovafter injury; nutrition; in-depth coverage of time trials and veterans racing; and computerization of racing, sas use of sat navs and computerized training aids.

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Tom Newmanis a professional cycling coach and runs Capital Cycle Coaching.Author Bio



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Mountain BikingSkills, Techniques, TrainingJames McKnight

How to get started, as well as core techniques for all forms of mountain biking

Aimed at beginners in mountain biking, this guide covers choosing a bike, clothing, shoes, and equipment. Itprovides detailed coverage of core techniques, including body positioning, climbing, cornering, and braking, a

well as techniques specific to trail riding. It offers tips for training and for solving common riding problems. Bikmaintenance is also covered, with all the information needed to prolong a bike's life and keep the rider safe,including trail-side repair techniques. Nutrition and fitness are covered, including hydration requirements. A gto the main race events discusses starting out in racing, and explains what happens on a race day.

Summary

James McKnightraces mountain bikes professionally, guides and coaching mountain bikers around Europe, aregularly contributes to Dirtmagazine.

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BMX RacingTom Jeffries, Ian Thewlis

Essential reading for riders looking to improve their skills or newcomers to the sport

For those new to BMX racing or improving their racing performance, this is a practical and comprehensiveresource for doing well in this exciting sport. It guides the reader through all stages and levels of racing, frombeginner and club to professional level. It provides information on clothing and equipment for safe riding;choosing your first BMX bike; understanding the BMX track; getting started in racing; competition structurethrough the national, international, and Olympic levels; and practical instruction on techniques including balaaccelerating, cornering, and jumping.

Summary

Tom Jeffriesis an ex-BMX racer with five years' experience racing and seven years within BMX. He has beenphotographer and writer for the Bradford BMX Bandits for the past two years, and works on Twenty24magaIan Thewlisrode BMX non-competitively in the late 1980s and is involved in the organizational and developmside of competitive cycling and BMX racing.

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Ride!From Ultra-cycling Rookie to Racing Across America

Joshua Kench

How a pretty unfit, very ordinary dude became an ultra-endurance cyclist and undertook one of the great feof human endurance

At his brother's wedding in 2002, 30-year-old Josh Kench sat with a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the

other and announced that he was going to do the Coast to Coast. His pronouncement was met with derision laughter, but he's proved his doubters wrong. Josh won the 2010 Ultra-enduro Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge,covering a mind-numbing 8 laps of the 160 kilometer course in 55 hours. That was only the start of it. In Jun2011, this 39-year-old Wellington plumber lined up at the start of the Race Across America-a 16-day racestretching from California to Maryland. This is the inspiring story of how an ordinary guy became an ultra-endurance athlete and decided to take on the world.

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Josh Kenchis a plumber by day, cyclist by night. He never lets a weekend pass without taking the bike out a very long cycle.

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Cycling SojournerA Guide to the Best Multi-Day Tours in Washington

Ellee Thalheimer

As the second book in a one-of-a-kind cycle-touring series, this guidebook reveals hard-to- find information

about exploring Washington by bike. Learn about the state's remotest ribbons of road in the Okanagan, the bbikeable berry stands in the San Juans Islands, luscious Walla Walla wine country vineyards best reached bybicycle, and routes across the Cascade Mountain Range that will transform you into an interminable lover of Pacific Northwest. Like a cycle- touring concierge, Cycling Sojournertakes care of the logistics and removesobstacles between you and your two-wheeled adventure, so you can grab your bike and go. The nine tours ithe book are meticulously laid out and include cue sheets; maps; and information about weather, difficulty lecamping and lodging options, and how to get to the ride's start. Yet, the soul of the book lies in the voices oThalheimer and the four contributing Washingtonian authors who use storytelling, local history, and humor toelevate the book beyond just an everyday guidebook to an inspirational muse that draws out your inneradventur...

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Author BioEllee Thalheimeris a freelance travel writer and author of Cycling Sojourner: A Guide to the Best Multi-day

Tours in Oregonand Lonely Planet's Cycling Italyand the coauthor of Hop in the Saddle: A Guide Portland's Beer Scene, by Bike. She is the owner of Into Action Publications and a cofounder of the Portland Society, anonprofit business alliance that connects professional women who are passionate about bicycling. She lives iPortland, Oregon.



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Cycling SojournerA Guide to the Best Multi-Day Tours in Oregon

Ellee Thalheimer

Breaking the mold of traditional bicycling guides, this handbook provides all the tools bicyclists need for multiday, self-supported bicycle tours in Oregon. All levels of cyclists and adventurers will embrace this guide as tmuse to a complete, two-wheeled Oregon experience of micro-brew, yoga, strong coffee, outdoor festivals,dinosaur artifacts, culinary excellence, hiking, fishing, cowboys, pinot noir, and stunning national parks. Each

chapter guides bikers through a different trip throughout the Pacific Northwest, steering travelers through evturn, while pointing out attractions of note. Bicycling is an excellent way to have an active vacation and thisguidebook offers bicycle adventures all throughout Oregon. From beginners to experts, this book is suitable foriding levels and budgets.

Summary

Ellee Thalheimeris a freelance travel writer and author of Lonely Planet's Cycling Italy. She is a cofounder the Portland Society, a nonprofit business alliance which connects professional women who are passionate abicycling. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Dream Whip #15The Pedal-Powered Movie Tour

Bill Brown

It is 2006, and America is at war twice over. Bill Brown embarks upon a bicycle ride across the country he waborn in but that he's not sure he recognizes anymore. During this, his 15th adventure, he pedals through 2,0miles of meth heads and road rage, Mississippi River murder, psychic waitresses, anarchists, haunted Unitariachurches, GMO soybeans, farm dogs with bad attitudes, and coconut cream pie. In writing that isstraightforward and heartfelt, Brown describes the small towns he passes through and the people he meets ahe struggles over the hills and headwinds at the heart of America.

Summary

Author BioBill Brownis an author and filmmaker. He is the author of Action, Dreamwhip Issues #1-10, and HomelandInsecurity. He has collected his stories about the nooks and crannies of the world in his zine, Dream Whip. Hdocumentary films, including Buffalo Common, Mountain State, and The Other Side, have been screened arothe world at sites such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Sundance Film Festival. He livin Chapel Hill, North Carolina.



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Discovery RoadAndy Brown, Tim Garratt, Sir Ranulph Fiennes

The inspiring story of the first people to ride mountain bikes across the vast deserts of Australia, the dangerbushlands of Africa, and the mountains of South AmericaFed up and disillusioned with corporate life, Andy persuaded Tim to leave his job and cycle around the world-convinced there could be more to life. Their goal was to become the first people to ride mountain bikesunsupported across the three southern continents and, in doing so, to raise money for the charity Intermedi

Technology. This is a fast-moving tale of self-discovery, full of adventure, conflict, humor, danger, and amultitude of colorful characters. Much more than a travelogue, it proves ordinary people can chase greatdreams.

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Andy Brownis a former petroleum executive and Tim Garrattis a former teacher. They are the cofoundersthe charity Intermediate Technology. Sir Ranulph Fiennesis an explorer and the author of Beyond the Limiand Race to the Pole.

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Ten Lessons from the RoadAlastair Humphreys

Alastair Humphreys spent four years traveling around the world on his bicycle, a journey that covered 46,000miles and five continents. During his trip he gave motivational talks and received thousands of emails to hiswebsite in which people asked what kept him going through the low-points on his journey. Collected here aresources of Alastair's inspiration, including affirming quotes, insights, and unique photographs. As this inspiratiresource shows, the lessons he learned while on the road can be applied to any goal in life.

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Alastair Humphreys is the author of Blue Mountains, Mood of Future Joys, and Thunder and Sunshine.Author Bio



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Half Man, Half BikeThe Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion


Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to soccer: simply the best there has everbeen. Merckx amassed an astonishing 445 victories. Lance Armstrong, by comparison, managed fewer than 1Merckx didn't just beat his opponents; he crushed them.

But his triumphs only tell half a story that includes horrific injury, a doping controversy, and tragedy. He wasnicknamed "the Cannibal" for his insatiable appetite for victory, but the moniker did scant justice to a man wwas handsome, sensitive, and surprisingly anxious.

A number-one bestseller in the United Kingdom, Half Man, Half Bikeis the definitive story of a man whose feafailure drove him to the highest pinnacles before ultimately destroying him.

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William Fotheringhamis the cycling correspondent at the Guardiannewspaper, covering the Tour de Franas well as three Olympic Games. He launched Cycle Sportmagazine in 1993 and ProCyclingmagazine and wein 1998. He is the author ofA Century of Cycling, Cycle Racing, Cyclopedia, and Put Me Back on My Bike.

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Sean Yates: Its All About the BikeMy Autobiography

Sean Yates

The sensational autobiography of the British cycling legend and architect of Bradley Wiggins's Tour d

France triumph.Before Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. Behind Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates.

One of only five Britons to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, Sean Yates burst onto the cyclingscene as the rawest pure talent this country has ever seen. After turning professional at the age of 22, he sbecame known as a die-hard domestique, putting his body on the line for his teammates. Devastatingly fast,powerful and a fearless competitor, Yates won a stage of the Tour, as well as the Vuelta a Espaa, in 1988, went on to don the coveted maillot jaune six years later.

Having put British cycling on the map as a rider, Yates was soon in demand as a directeur sportif, using histactical knowledge to inspire a new generation of cyclists to success. And after Team Sky came calling, Yatwas the man to design the brilliant plan that saw Sky demolish the opposition in 2012, and for Bradley Wigginbecome the first cyclist from these shores to win the To...

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SEAN YATES is a former professional cyclist and head sporting director at Team Sky. During a highly successfcycling career, he became only the third British rider to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, which rode twelve times, before a career in team management beckoned. This culminated in overseeing BradleyWiggins' success at both the 2012 Tour de France and the London Olympic Games.

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Sean Yates: It's All About the BikeMy Autobiography

Sean Yates

The sensational autobiography of the British cycling legend and architect of Bradley Wigginss Tour d

France triumph.

Before Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. Behind Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates.

One of only five Britons to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, Sean Yates burst onto the cyclingscene as the rawest pure talent this country has ever seen. After turning professional at the age of 22, he sbecame known as a die-hard domestique, putting his body on the line for his teammates. Devastatingly fast,powerful and a fearless competitor, Yates won a stage of the Tour, as well as the Vuelta a Espaa, in 1988, went on to don the coveted maillot jaunesix years later.

Having put British cycling on the map as a rider, Yates was soon in demand as a directeur sportif, using histactical knowledge to inspire a new generation of cyclists to success. And after Team Sky came calling, Yatwas the man to design the brilliant plan that saw Sky demolish the opposition in 2012, and for Bradley Wigginbecome the first cyclist from these shores to win the Tour.

St...

Summary

SEAN YATES is a former professional cyclist and head sporting director at Team Sky. During a highly successf

cycling career, he became only the third British rider to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, which rode twelve times, before a career in team management beckoned. This culminated in overseeing BradleyWiggins success at both the 2012 Tour de France and the London Olympic Games.

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Reg HarrisThe Rise and Fall of Britains Greatest Cyclist

Robert Dineen

The sensational story of the rise and fall of Reg Harris, Britain's first cycling hero.Reg Harris, whose statue overlooks the Manchester Velodrome, is the legend who all track cyclists want toemulate. He was a poor, working-class boy born in the Depression who escaped the Lancashire mills to utterldominate his sport. He triumphed as world champion an incredible five times between 1947 and 1954 andperformed medal-winning heroics at the London Olympics.

At his peak he was the most adored sportsman in the country attracting huge crowds, sponsorship, and thecompany of the rich and famous. But, fiercely driven and ruthlessly single-minded, Harris had a dark side. His

a sensational life fuelled by an insatiable need for money, celebrity, fast cars and beautiful women thatconstantly threatened to destroy him.

Following an exhaustive investigation, Robert Dineen has uncovered an epic sporting rise and fall-a story moastounding than anyone had known.

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ROBERT DINEEN is a sports journalist with the Daily Telegraph. He has previously worked for The Times, TheSunday Timesand GQ,and has won prizes in several prestigious competitions, including the Vogue Young Wrof the Year and The Irish Post Young Sports Writer of the Year. Robert, a keen cyclist, is 33 years old and livin London.



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Bradley WigginsTour de Force

John Deering

Abandoned by his professional cyclist father as a toddler, Bradley Wiggins rose from an inner-city backgroundbecome a prodigious talent. World Junior Champion, World Champion, and Olympic Champion were all titles heearned at a startlingly young age, but what he really wanted was success on the road. "Wiggo's" reinventionthe path to becoming Britain's first Tour de France winner in more than 100 years of racing is one of sport's m

uplifting and inspiring stories. This captivating and insightful narrative journeys with Wiggins as he races alonthe thousands of kilometers of French tarmac and tells of his brutal procession from Liege to Paris incounterpoint to his fascinating life. From a Kilburn council estate to the Champs Elysees via the Olympics, thlegend of Bradley Wiggins is unraveled here like never before.

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Author BioJohn Deeringis the author of Team on the Runand a contributor to various publications, including The OffiTour de France Guide, Procycling, and Ride Cycling Review.


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Eddy MerckxThe Cannibal

Daniel Friebe

Despite his unique achievements, we know little about the Cannibal beyond his victories-here is his full storyFor 14 years between 1965 and 1978, Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx devoured his rivals, their hopes, and thecareers. His legacy resides as much in the careers he ruined as the 445 victories-including five Tour de Francwins and all the monument races-he amassed in his own right. So dominant had Merckx become by 1973 thawas ordered to stay away from the Tour for the good of the event. Stage 17 of the 1969 Tour de Franceperfectly illustrates his untouchable brilliance. Already wearing the yellow jersey on the col du Tourmalet, theTour's most famous peak, Merckx powered clear and rode the last 140 kilometers to the finish- line in jaw-dropping solitude, eight minutes ahead of his nearest competitor. Merckx's era has been called cycling's GoldAge. It was full of memorable characters who, at any other time, would all have gone on to become legendsMerckx's phenomenal career overshadowed them all. How did he achieve such incredible success? And how dhis rivals ...

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Daniel Friebeis a cycling journalist and a veteran of nine Tours de France. He is the features editor of

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