I have always enjoyed cycling and it remains one my favourite ways to spend a lazy afternoon in the hot summer days. It’s also a great sport to watch on the TV when the Tour de France is on. Here are some of my favourite books about cycling:
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Rough Ride, by Paul Kimmage, is the story of how Paul became a professional racing cyclist and learned the truth about performance enhancing drugs and doping
The Escape Artist, by Matt Seaton, is the story of a British amateur racing cyclist who finds cycling as a way of dealing with the pain that life throws his way
The Hour, by Michael Hutchinson, describes how an amateur British time trialist challenged Chris Boardman’s record for the furthest distance cycled in 60 minutes
The Death of Marco Pantani, is a remarkable biography that appreciates the life and achievements of an incredible but tormented Italian racing cyclist
The Rider, by Tim Krabbé, is a truly amazing description of an amateur cycle race and the desperate need to win
It’s Not About the Bike, by Lance Armstrong is the most remarkable book ever written by a sportsman, and describes his battle win cancer and first Tour de France win
Every Second Counts, by Lance Armstrong is the follow-on from It’s Not About the Bike, and describes the following four Tour de France wins that took Lance from a winner to a great champion
Flying Scotsman, by Graeme Obree is the harrowing autobiography of the Scottish 1993 world individual pursuit champion, time triallist extraordinaire, genius bicycle engineer and legendary world hour record holder (can you tell I am a fan?)
Chris Hoy: the Autobiography Four-time Olympic champion and another cycling Scot, Hoy was at the forefront of the rising British dominance over track cycling that started in 2000 at the Sydney Olympics and rose to a peak in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he took an amazing three golds, something no British cyclist had done since Tommy Simpson…
Serious Cycling If any of the above has inspired you to have a bash at racing cycling, then this manual is possibly the best tome on the subject, covering the key training issues, nutrition for recovery, planning your year and racing tactics and strategies
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