Review: Consumed by Jonathan Budds
Consumed by Jonathan Budds Reviewed by Nick Dey The cover tells the prospective reader so much; the despairingly single-minded Pantani-Armstrong-esque posturing, perhaps desperately imploring, to the cruel gods of victory, fortune and wealth. From the many hued brown tones on almost black, to the elongated limbs and warped, distended and shrinking body. All combine to suggest that we need to look beyond the obviously physical world of the... Read More
Review – Cycling Turbo Training for Beginners by Rebecca Ramsay
Cycling Turbo Training for Beginners a quick start guide to cycling indoors to explode your fitness fast. (20 interval workouts included). by Rebecca Ramsay Reviewed by Nick Dey Cycling Turbo Training for Beginners is written in no-nonsense, ‘does what it says on the tin,’ prose and offers the novice indoor cyclist – of whom there has been an exponential population explosion this delightful winter – plenty of valuable and... Read More
Book Review: Riis – Stages of Light and Dark by Bjarne Riis
Riis Stages of Light and Dark by Bjarne Riis I read this book for Cycling Shorts during the summer and it has taken me a long time to finally put my thoughts about it into words. Not that I have mixed feelings about the book I do not but I needed to take time to try to put into words my thoughts as I suspected that I might just be a little controversial. I believe it is important for us to confront the issues raised and Riis was the... Read More
Book Review – Seven Deadly Sins by David Walsh
Seven Deadly Sins My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong by David Walsh David Walsh’s Sisyphus has finally emerged victorious over his eternal struggle with the boulder – half man, half media – named Lance Armstrong. Beautifully written, shocking, occasionally heartbreaking, often resulting in the ‘ah, of course, now that makes sense’ sigh. A vindication, indeed beacon of hope, to all real journalists eking a living... Read More
Review: The Obree Way – A Training Manual for Cyclists by Graeme Obree
The Obree Way a Training Manual for cyclists by Graeme Obree. Edited & Produced by: Maximise Marketing & Event Ltd & obree.com £30 for A4 hardback £4.64 for Amazon Kindle Edition (at time of writing) “Training is bad for you! Training followed by rest and proper nutrition is good for you and will make you better prepared for the event you are training for.” Graeme Obree. This manual sees the legendary... Read More
Book Review – Bicycling Science
Bicycling Science, 3rd Edition Everything you wanted to know about the bicycle but were too afraid to ask By David Gordon Wilson with contributions by Jim Papadopoulos. The MIT Press David Gordon Wilson is British born Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the co-author of the first two editions of Bicycling Science and was the editor of the journal Human Power from 1994... Read More
Signed Sean Conway Book Competition
Here is your chance to win a copy of the brilliant new new book from Sean Conway “World Cycling Stripped Bare”. Photographer Sean Conway woke up one day, realising he was sick of the rat race, wanted to do something that would shape the rest of his life. With virtually no cycling experience, Sean decided that he would try and become the fastest person to cycle around the world. Six months before he departed he had no bike, no funding... Read More
Ned Boulting Signed Book Competition
Here is your chance to win a signed copy of the excellent “How I won the Yellow Jumper” by the delightful Ned Boulting [author, journalist and sports presenter]. We have recently reviewed the book and it’s a firm favourite, so why not find out for yourself by entering our little competition. You can read our full review by clicking here. “How I won The Yellow Jumper by Ned Boulting” is available in paperback by Yellow... Read More
Vicky Pendleton Book Competition
NOW CLOSED! And the winners are… Here is your chance to win a copy of the excellent new autobiography from Victoria Pendleton “Between the Lines”. The Golden Girl of British cycling opens up, for the first time, in searingly honest detail about what drives her to compete in a sport she no longer loves. Written with Donald McRae, 2 time winner of the William Hill Sports Book Award, “Queen Vic” promises to be THE... Read More
Book Review – Slaying The Badger
Slaying The Badger LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France by Richard Moore I love sport – I love the grand tournament, the big match, the great race. What makes sport great for me is how it exposes personality – not just the obvious, like the braggadocio of a Muhammad Ali, the tortured genius of a Paul Gascoigne, the flamboyant elegance of a Valentino Rossi, but also those less touched by that kind of otherworldly... Read More
