books on racing

brakelever
brakelever Posts: 158
edited January 2010 in Pro race
what are the top five books ever written on competitive cycling , not including anything by or about a certain mr armstrong

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  • Cheesyman99
    Cheesyman99 Posts: 60
    Not sure what you really mean.
    I loved wiggins and cavs autoniorgraphies
  • Garz
    Garz Posts: 1,155
    I think he means for tips and not bio's maybe?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The Rider by Krabbe.

    My fave ever book.

    Well, one of them!
  • ScottieP
    ScottieP Posts: 599
    +1 on The Rider - it's a great book.
    My cycling blog: http://girodilento.com/
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    + 2 for the Rider. None of my sprockets are as clean as a whistle... :(

    :)
    Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs
  • BikingBernie
    BikingBernie Posts: 2,163
    'In pursuit of stardom' by Tony Hewson is probably my number one.
  • sportbilly1976
    sportbilly1976 Posts: 524
    managed to pick up The Rider, Two Wheels, thoughts from a bike lane and The Escape Artist (both by Matt Seaton) for £15 on amazon this am....

    started Cav's book last night before bed....2 hours & 120 pages later I remember I have work this am!!!
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    I guess Kleber is a big fan of The Rider too?
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Monty Dog wrote:
    I guess Kleber is a big fan of The Rider too?

    I assume so...
  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    I raced through "The Rider" and "A Dog In A Hat" (Joe Parkin) pretty quickly on my holiday to Como in September - great fodder for plane and train journeys.
    Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    History:

    Le Tour by Geoffrey Wheatcroft

    Viva la Vuelta by Lucy Fallon & Adrian Bell

    Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell

    The first two are a bit heavy going, but they're very thorough and give you a good overview of how the races developed over the years, as well as a bit of historical context about the culture of France and Spain. The Paris-Roubaix one is more of a coffee-table book, but is worth it just for the amazing pictures.

    Biographies

    The Death of Marco Pantani by Matt Rendell

    Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson by William Fotheringham

    A Dog in a Hat by Joe Parkin

    Again, the first two are pretty serious reads, but concern two of the most tragic events in the history of post-war cycling, so they're more or less essential. The third one is just a laugh.

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