Cycling read for my holibob

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  • thiscocks
    thiscocks Posts: 549
    What the fuck is a holibob?
  • Monty Zoncolan
    Monty Zoncolan Posts: 341
    Being not long back from holiday on which I read 'The Secret Race' and also 'Domestique', I would definitely recommend both.
  • Mayo4Sam
    Mayo4Sam Posts: 10
    Would echo many of the previous comments........we all seem to be on the same page as it were.

    "The Secret Race" is a superb book and exposes the ugly (doping) core of cycling. This book will shatter any romantic notions of professional cycling.

    "Domestique" is equally well written. The focus is more on the hard slog of making it in the professional game. Hugely informative and almost comical on how shambolic some professional teams are run. "Amateur hour" does not even come close to some of the poor organisational skills of team management. Some veiled references to doping but this is not a doping exposé. Beg, borrow or steal this book.

    "Racing through the dark"........David Millars road to Damascus. No doubting the journalistic skills but just not overwhelmed by it.

    “Inside Team Sky”……………..Could equally by titled “Nothing to see here”. Sky’s focus on marginal gains is impressive. That’s about the size of it
  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    Tomorrow we ride by Jean Bobet (Louison's brother ) is a beautiful book. Similarly evocative of the beauty and joy of a simple bike ride is Paul Fournel's Need for the bike.

    Agree with other posters, Dog in a Hat and Phil Gaimon's book are both highly entertaining.
  • crescent
    crescent Posts: 1,201
    Probably too late for your original request but "It's All About The Bike" by Rob Penn is a good read. Also, "Shadows On The Road" by Michael Barry is a good book. As a Glaswegian myself I also enjoyed "In Search of Robert Millar" by Richard Moore. Millar was a schoolboy hero of mine and is still idolised by many north of the border (and south I'm sure).
    Bianchi ImpulsoBMC Teammachine SLR02 01Trek Domane AL3“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. “ ~H.G. Wells Edit - "Unless it's a BMX"
  • alex222
    alex222 Posts: 598
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19655169#p19655169]Crescent[/url] wrote:
    Probably too late for your original request but "It's All About The Bike" by Rob Penn is a good read. Also, "Shadows On The Road" by Michael Barry is a good book. As a Glaswegian myself I also enjoyed "In Search of Robert Millar" by Richard Moore. Millar was a schoolboy hero of mine and is still idolised by many north of the border (and south I'm sure).
    +1 for In Search of Robert Millar

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