The Cycling Anthology by Lionel Birnie - ISBN: 9780224092432
Paperback
Unforgettable cycling stories: grit, glory, and the open road revealed.
  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    15 June 2014

Summary

A brand new volume of The Cycling Anthology, a collection of the best writing on cycling by some of the sport’s leading writers.

Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business.

Volume Four features original and exclusive pieces by l…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780224092432
ISBN-10:022409243X
Author:Lionel Birnie, Ellis Bacon, William Fotheringham, Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Yellow Jersey Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:15 June 2014
Weight:157g
Dimensions:178mm x 110mm x 19mm
Series:The Cycling Anthology
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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

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 *

About The Author

Lionel Birnie

William Fotheringham is the number-one bestselling author of Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike. He writes for the Guardian and Observer on cycling and rugby and is the critically lauded author of Fallen Angel, Roule Britannia, and Put Me Back on My Bike, which Vélo magazine called `the best cycling biography ever written’. A racing cyclist and launch editor of Procycling and Cycle Sport magazines, he has reported on over twenty Tours de France.

Richard Moore is a freelance journalist and author. His first book, In Search of Robert Millar, won Best Biography at the 2008 British Sports Book Awards. He is the author of six books, three of which have been long-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. As a freelance journalist he has contributed to the Guardian, Esquire, the BBC and The Scotsman. He is also a former racing cyclist who represented Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Daniel Friebe is one of Britain’s leading cycling journalists and a veteran of nine Tours de France. Daniel is the Features Editor of Procycling Magazine, widely regarded as the world’s most authoritative English-language cycling magazine. His feature-writing and news reporting on a range of subjects - including the controversial topic of doping - has earned him an enviable reputation, reflected in his frequent appearances on international radio and television as a cycling expert. Daniel also collaborated with Mark Cavendish on his bestselling Boy Racer. He has also written for publications including the Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, FourFourTwo, Spin Cricket Monthly, Channel4 Test Match Magazine.

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