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Cycling books.

CSteven88 · 2014-01-02 12:23:07

Anyone have any recommendations?

02-01-2014 12:23pm

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Anyone have any recommendations?

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#2 02-01-2014 1:14pm

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#3 02-01-2014 1:16pm

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Cycling biographies? training? racing? touring? What u looking for?

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#4 02-01-2014 2:07pm

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In search of Robert Millar

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#5 02-01-2014 4:12pm

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If training is what you are after, then:

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#6 02-01-2014 5:01pm

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If you want to read unapologetic story by a wanker with a victim complex that has incest and pro cycling sub plots, try racing through the dark by David miller. The cycling bits are ok.

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#7 02-01-2014 5:08pm

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Dog in a hat is still the best cycling book I've read.

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#8 02-01-2014 6:03pm

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RobFowl wrote: »

Dog in a hat is still the best cycling book I've read.

Hi rob. Did you end up with a spare copy after you bought those books on adverts?

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#9 02-01-2014 6:07pm

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shutup wrote: »

Hi rob. Did you end up with a spare copy after you bought those books on adverts?

No, sorry. Have just a bit of a collection of cycling books though....
If you're local you're welcome to borrow it.

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#10 02-01-2014 6:16pm

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The Rider is still my favourite cycling book.

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#11 02-01-2014 6:30pm

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Thanks for the input all. I'm just finishing up Paris-Roubaix: The Inside Story. It was a good book and I just wanted something to move onto after this one.

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#12 02-01-2014 6:40pm

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Thanks rob. Might take you up on that.

OP, Domestique by Charly Wegelius is supposed to be brilliant. I will start it next when I finish Slaying the Badger, which quite good so far, if not a bit biased.

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#13 02-01-2014 6:47pm

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The Flying Scotsman.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flying-Scotsman-Graeme-Obree-Story/dp/1841583359/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388687929&sr=1-1&keywords=The+flying+scotsman

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#14 02-01-2014 8:09pm

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The Secret Race or Racing through the Dark, good the descriptions of how hard pro are and the lengths people will go to win. The Secret race is particularly well written.

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#15 02-01-2014 8:19pm

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paddie9 wrote: »

The Secret Race or Racing through the Dark, good the descriptions of how hard pro are and the lengths people will go to win. The Secret race is particularly well written.

+1 on both them

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#16 02-01-2014 9:34pm

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shutup wrote: »

OP, Domestique by Charly Wegelius is supposed to be brilliant.

yep great read although wegelius is a bit of a glass half empty kinda guy

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#17 02-01-2014 9:50pm

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ednwireland wrote: »

yep great read although wegelius is a bit of a glass half empty kinda guy

Great, so am I. I can't wait.

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#18 03-01-2014 1:29am

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A dog in a hat
In search of Robert Millar
The Rider
Fallen Angel ~ The passion of Fausto Coppi
The death of Marco Pantani

The best cycling books you will ever read IMHO.

More than just sports biogs, but actually are a brilliant story.

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#19 03-01-2014 8:49am

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ROK ON wrote: »

A dog in a hat
In search of Robert Millar
The Rider
Fallen Angel ~ The passion of Fausto Coppi
The death of Marco Pantani

The best cycling books you will ever read IMHO.

More than just sports biogs, but actually are a brilliant story.

I really enjoyed "Fallen Angel". Other bios I rank are "Half man, Half bike" and "We were young and carefree", Merckx and Fignon are two cyclists a must to read about.

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#20 03-01-2014 9:11am

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Some great recommendations on here.
I'd also recommend Pedalare, Pedalare by John Foot which is a history of Italian cycling - very readable, lots of great stories and a nice balance to a lot of books which concentrate on the TdF.

FWIW, I liked the Daniel Friebe Merckx biography ("Eddy Merckx: The Cannibal") better than the William Fotheringham one - he added a bit more colour by talking about his rivals a bit and the effect Merckx had on them so it seemed more of a story.

More votes for
The Rider,
David Millar - Riding through the Dark
Domestique
Dog in a Hat

Also, there's three volumes of 'The Cycling Anthology' by Ellis Bacon and Lionel Birnie which are pretty cheap and are meant to be excellent: I have the first volume which I am about to start: long articles by various journalists and riders about all sorts.

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#21 03-01-2014 9:46am

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I'll second Slaying the Badger

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#22 03-01-2014 9:47am

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Don't recommend Merx - Half Man, Half Bike. If it was any drier it would spontaneously combust.

Good Reads:
Bjarne Riis - stages of light and dark - a good read in spite of his persona
David Millar - racing through the dark - not bad, interesting that at no point in the book does Millar wonder about his abuse of alcohol, considering how much he seems to drink for a pro, but then, he is a scot.
The Death of Marco Pantani - excellent
Inside Team Sky - halfway through this, but a decent insight behind the scenes of last years tour
Joe Parkin - A dog in a Hat - good read
Stephen Roche - born to ride, he writes like he talks! Short sentences in abundance.

Enjoy.

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