On Tour by Bradley Wiggins - ISBN: 9781409131366
Paperback
Wiggins chases Tour glory, reflects on history, scandal, and passion.
  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 2011

Summary

‘There is me trailing home 131st and, for all I know, I might be a top 50 rider if we all started on a level playing field…’ Bradley Wiggins contemplates Floyd Landis testing positive for testosterone in the 2006 Tour de France.

The 2010 account will be an instant book published in the autumn following the Tour. Part day-by-day diary it will also include wider, deeper reflections on the history of the Tour, famous figures, etc and be illustrated with Scott Mitchell’s atmospheric, blac…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781409131366
ISBN-10:140913136X
Author:Bradley Wiggins, Scott Mitchell
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:1 January 2011
Weight:624g
Dimensions:179mm x 255mm x 15mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“ON TOUR is a brutally honest account of this year’s Tour…ON TOUR puts road cycling and, ultimately, the burden of expectation which comes with it, on centre stage.”

ON TOUR is a brutally honest account of this year’s Tour…ON TOUR puts road cycling and, ultimately, the burden of expectation which comes with it, on centre stage. * ROADCYCLINGUK.COM *
As well as Wiggins’s brutally honest account of his Tour…the book is illustrated by Mitchell’s stunningly atmospheric black-and-white photographs * MSN.CO.UK *
Great new book by Bradley Wiggins…A great gift for anyone interested in cycling like me!! – Sir Paul Smith
An illuminating insight into life in and out of the saddle * SPORT MAGAZINE *
a suitably gritty but illuminating book…supplemented by atmospheric black-and-white photographs. – Donald McRae * THE GUARDIAN *
Beautifully supported by Scott Mitchell’s photography…Contains wit, intelligence, self-awareness and brilliant appreciation of fellow riders, a credit to Wiggins – Huw Richards * THE GUARDIAN *

About The Author

Bradley Wiggins

Bradley Wiggins is a three-times Olympic gold-medal winning cyclist who has achieved all there is to achieve on the track in cycling. His focus is now road racing, in particular the Tour de France.

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