Cycling

When cycling commentator Ned Boulting bought a length of Pathé news film featuring a stage of the Tour de France from 1923 he set about learning everything he could about it - taking him on an intriguing journey that encompasses travelogue, history and detective story. In the autumn of 2020 Ned ...

Since the invention of the bicycle, people have raced them. The advent of the pneumatic tyre meant that these races could take place on any road in any country - cycle road racing was born.

In 'Magic Spanner', TV's 'Mr Cycling', Carlton Kirby, gives us an expert, behind-the-scenes view - one that the average fan rarely gets to see or hear about - to reveal what it's really like on the world's greatest races including the Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana, Giro d'Italia and the classic...

The world of professional cycling is fraught with fierce competition, fervent dedication and unerring ambition, and only a handful of competitors reach iconic status. Among them is Sir Bradley Wiggins - a man uniquely placed to reflect on the history of this remarkable sport and its unforgettable...

Cycling has never been more popular, whether as a pro-level sport on TV, as a way of commuting on city streets, or as a massive participation sport involving millions of dedicated road riders. This book is aimed at those legions of weekend heroes of all levels of fitness and experience who inhabi...

The 'AA Cycle Rides' series covers some of the best-loved areas in Britain. Taking the reader along quiet country lanes and designated cycle routes, it describes some of the best places to ride, as well as providing more general information about the area itself.

For 60 minutes in the summer of 2015, the British public stopped what they were doing and switched on their radios, their TVs, refreshed their Twitter feeds. and followed Bradley Wiggins's attempt to break one of sport's most gruelling records: the hour. The premise is simple enough: how far can ...

The UK's most popular cycle challenge, the C2C, has become a modern classic. Tackled by cyclists of all abilities, it runs 140 miles between the Irish Sea and Whitehaven and the North Sea at Tynemouth. This guide describes the route, on and off-road, in detail.

Question: If you complete over 3,000 kilometres on a bike in France, overcoming mountain ranges and torrential weather conditions while enduring physical and psychological agony in the 150th fastest time, should you be branded the loser? What if the sacrifice helped a team mate win? What if other...

Follow Ned Boulting's experiences covering the world's most famous two-wheeled race. His story offers an insider's view of life behind the scenes of the Tour, as well as detailing the complexities and absurdities of reporting on the race and confronting the riders seconds after they cross the line.