Cycling Books

vinnymarsden

Seven Deadly Sins by David Walsh......a story of the dogged, relentless pursuit of the "Special One"!!

It must have been EXTREMELY cathartic for Walsh to FINALLY be proved right...and this book shows how right he was right from the very off!
Alarm bells ringing after the very 1st Tour win, but the UCI/Media/Public all wanted to believe in miracles.....and they/we did for 7 long boring years....give it a try, it's slow at times...but a good in depth read

thegreatdivide

Mid Life Cyclists

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mid-life-Cyclis ... B00AGRINP6

Old_Timer

Another vote for "A Dog In a Hat", excellent look into the everyday life of a pro cyclist at the now, I'd guess, Continental Pro level. Well written and informative, somewhat dark at times, though. Another I enjoyed was "Team 7- Eleven ..." found it to be a good inside look at the beginnings of the Amercian participation in real cycling and racing.

Hoopdriver

PostieJohn wrote:

I must be the only person who doesn't rate French Revolutions, for me it tries sooooo hard, and fails.
Esp when compared with The Hour, which I thought was a brilliant and funny read.

As a rule I loves my cycling books, I do.

Domestique - Excellent read
Merckx, Billy Fothers - No stone unturned.
Dave Millar - first chapter into Barca was thrilling.
In search of Robert Millar - loved it.
Sex Lies and Handlebar tape - insightful.
I like Ned's stuff.

To name but a few.

I still can't believe I haven't read the ANC book.

I agree on French Revolutions. It was all right in its way but strained for effect too much of the time. The Hour, though, is brilliant - witty, well written and telling the story in a nice economy of words. I liked it a lot.