Description
A bumpy ride through two centuries of cycling.
About the Author
Michael Hutchinson is a writer, a journalist, and a former professional cyclist. He has won multiple national titles in both Britain and Ireland, and has raced at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He is Cycling Weekly's principle columnist, and is a regular broadcaster on cycling. Re:Cyclists is the follow-up to his critically acclaimed book Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck behind the World's Fastest Cyclists and the award-winning The Hour: Sporting Immortality the Hard Way. He lives with far too many bicycles in Cambridgeshire and London. @Doctor_Hutch
Reviews
As witty, accurate and eloquently written a history of the bicycle as you are ever likely to read -- Chris Boardman
An essential look at how cycling has taken over the world -- Sir Chris Hoy
As if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels * FT *
A thorough and fascinating read, as you would expect from Dr Hutch. It charts the strange evolution of what we now unthinkingly accept: cycling is cool. How it came to be is another story altogether. -- Ned Boulting
An excellent history of the two-wheeled machine ... Hutchinson plots his way through the physical, social and sporting history of cycling with immense pleasure, pace and humour. * Daily Express *
Michael Hutchinson will already be known to many for his entertaining and humorous writing, and this book carries on in the same vein * road.cc *
Michael Hutchinson has written a funny book about what could be - and often is - dry-as-sticks: the history of the bicycle. * bikebiz.com *
Re:Cyclists is an enjoyable romp through Britain's cycling history ... If you want to know how the British got from the hobby-horse to hipsters on fixies, this is as good a place as any to start finding the answers. * Podiumcafe *
Whether you're a city boy banker racing into the Square Mile or a hipster wheeling around Shoreditch, this is for you. * Gentleman's Journal *
An historical and fascinating account of the last 200 years of the progression of cycling ... A well-written and intelligent read. * Outdoor Fitness *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472925602
Author Michael Hutchinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Bloomsbury Sport
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 244g