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Bike racing books
The RiderThe Rider by Tim Krabbe
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.12
Genius, pure and simple
Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom SimpsonPut Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson by William Fotheringham
Buy used from: £3.10
Objective and intelligent, and long overdue
The Eagle of the Canavese: Franco Balmamion and the Giro d'ItaliaThe Eagle of the Canavese: Franco Balmamion and the Giro d'Italia by Herbie Sykes
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £23.04
Beautifully written - literate, incisive and clever
The Sweat of the Gods: Myths and Legends of Bicycle RacingThe Sweat of the Gods: Myths and Legends of Bicycle Racing by Benjo Maso
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £7.50
A great read about the often sordid business of pro cycling - outstanding.
Rough RideRough Ride by Paul Kimmage
Buy new: £5.51 / Used from: £3.65
Apocolyptic and brutal, but still the best cycling autobiography by miles
The Giro d'Italia: Coppi vs. Bartali at the 1949 Tour of ItalyThe Giro d'Italia: Coppi vs. Bartali at the 1949 Tour of Italy by Dino Buzatti
Buy used from: £19.99
Coppi and Bartali as Greek mythology, weird and utterly wonderful
In Pursuit of Stardom: Les Nomades du Velo AnglaisIn Pursuit of Stardom: Les Nomades du Velo Anglais by Tony Hewson
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Full of hope and sadness, a wonderful, life affirming book
Lance Armstrong: Tour De ForceLance Armstrong: Tour De Force by Dan Coyle
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £0.01
Reasoned account of the madness that was the Armstrong bandwagon.
Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's HistoryKings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's History by Matt Rendell
Buy used from: £18.98
Superbly researched and well constructed.
Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through HellParis-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell by Phillipe Bouvet
Buy new: £19.80 / Used from: £25.93
Wonderfully illustrated, great translation. A must have...