Description
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CYCLING IN FIVE VOLUMES
Volume One of The Cycling Anthology, a collection of the best writing on cycling by some of the sport's leading writers. Between them, they've covered hundreds of Tours de France and written dozens of excellent books and some have even ridden the Tour. Now, their work is showcased together for the first time.
Volume One features original and exclusive pieces by leading cycling writers, including:
- William Fotheringham disects Bradley Wiggins' transformation from track superstar to becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France
- David Millar discusses retirement and dark secrets as his friends' careers start to fade
- Daniel Friebe uncovers the fascinating role statistics has to play in cycling
- Jeremy Whittle follows Team Sky to assess the Lance Armstrong's legacy to the sport
Volume One of The Cycling Anthology, a collection of the best writing on cycling by some of the sport's leading writers. Includes essays by William Fotheringham, Daniel Friebe, David Millar and Jeremy Whittle.
About the Author
Lionel Birnie is a journalist, author and publisher who specialises in cycling. He is the freelance cycling correspondent for The Sunday Times and writes for Cycle Sport and Cycling Weekly, two of Britain's leading cycling magazines. Ellis Bacon is one of Britain's most experienced cycling journalists. He is the former deputy editor of Procycling magazine, and has written extensively for Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport.
Reviews
Professional pro cycling journalism for grown ups. These are the kind of stories that you may have wondered at, but don't often get to see in this detail * Road.cc *
A pleasure to read ... packed with a variety of subject and rich prose * The Inner Ring *
Book Information
ISBN 9780224092449
Author Lionel Birnie
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Yellow Jersey Press
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 147g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 110mm * 17mm