16 must-read cycling books like Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling by Alex Dowsett

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Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling

By: Alex Dowsett

4.55

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 – CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR'Immensely readable and revea…

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Cover of Eddy Merckx: The Cannibal by Daniel Friebe

1. Eddy Merckx: The Cannibal

By: Daniel Friebe

3.97

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

For 14 years between 1965 and 1978, Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx simply devoured his rivals, their h… read more

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Cover of Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong by David Walsh

2. Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong

By: David Walsh

3.69

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From award-winning journalist David Walsh, the definitive account of the author's twelve-year quest… read more

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Cover of In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De France Cyclist by Richard  Moore

3. In Search of Robert Millar: Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain's Most Successful Tour De France Cyclist

By: Richard Moore

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Hardcover

The compelling story of Britain's best-ever cyclist, this book looks to unravel the puzzle surround… read more

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Cover of Lanterne Rouge: The Last Man in the Tour de France by Max Leonard

4. Lanterne Rouge: The Last Man in the Tour de France

By: Max Leonard

3.47

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

If you complete a bike race of over 3,000 miles in last place, overcoming mountain ranges and merci… read more

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Cover of Thomas Dekker - mijn gevecht by Thijs Zonneveld

5. Thomas Dekker - mijn gevecht

By: Thijs Zonneveld

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

Thomas Dekker (1984) heeft genoeg van de leugens. Zijn echte verhaal is nog nooit verteld. De waarh… read more

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6. The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs

By: Daniel Coyle , Tyler Hamilton

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDThe Secret Racei… read more

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7. Put Me Back on My Bike: In Search of Tom Simpson

By: William Fotheringham

3.89

Format: 575 pages, Paperback

'The best cycling biography ever written' - Velo Tom Simpson was an Olympic medallist, world champi… read more

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8. Slaying the Badger: LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France

By: Richard Moore

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The Tour de France is sport's most compelling battle -- an annual cauldron of heroism and treachery… read more

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9. Racing Through the Dark

By: David Millar , Jeremy Whittle

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

By his 18th birthday David Millar was living and racing in France, sleeping in rented rooms, tipped… read more

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10. Surviving to Drive

By: Guenther Steiner

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is wat… read more

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"Then again, could you imagine me walking on to the balcony in St Peter’s Square in Rome and delivering the Urbi et Orbi. ‘OK, I’m finished now. Get to foking work!’ Pope Guenther the first would be P…"

-Guenther Steiner, Surviving to Drive

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11. Tour de Force

By: Mark Cavendish

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

'I pulled off my glasses and wiped my eyes. " That was perhaps the last race of my career..."' Dee… read more

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Cover of Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was by Daniel Friebe

12. Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was

By: Daniel Friebe

4.31

Format: 610 pages, Kindle Edition

Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most natu… read more

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Cover of Coffee First, Then the World: One Woman's Record-Breaking Pedal Around the Planet by Jenny Graham

13. Coffee First, Then the World: One Woman's Record-Breaking Pedal Around the Planet

By: Jenny Graham

4.56

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

16 countries, 124 days and 18,000 miles. This is the story of one woman's solo lap of the planet by… read more

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Cover of One-Way Ticket: Nine Lives on Two Wheels by Jonathan Vaughters

14. One-Way Ticket: Nine Lives on Two Wheels

By: Jonathan Vaughters

4.16

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The new memoir tracing story of cycling since the 1980s, through the eyes of Jonathan Vaughters, fo… read more

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Cover of Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling by Alex Dowsett

15. Bloody Minded: My Life in Cycling

By: Alex Dowsett

4.55

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2024 – CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR'Immensely readable and revea… read more

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Cover of Chased by Pandas: My life in the mysterious world of cycling by Dan Martin

16. Chased by Pandas: My life in the mysterious world of cycling

By: Dan Martin

3.93

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography, full of 'the warmth, sharp insights and vivid col… read more

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Cover of God is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling's Great Wasted Talent by Andy McGrath

17. God is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling's Great Wasted Talent

By: Andy McGrath

3.98

Format: None pages, ebook

The remarkable untold story of the mercurial cycling prodigy Frank Vandenbroucke, written by Willia… read more

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Cover of The Break: FEATURED ON THE NETFLIX SERIES TOUR DE FRANCE: UNCHAINED by Steve Cummings

18. The Break: FEATURED ON THE NETFLIX SERIES TOUR DE FRANCE: UNCHAINED

By: Steve Cummings

3.91

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR*The gripping and revealing au… read more

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Cover of 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession by Ned Boulting

19. 1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession

By: Ned Boulting

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The story of an obsession. When cycling commentator Ned Boulting bought a length of Pathé news film… read more

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Cover of The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France by Daniel de Visé

20. The Comeback: Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France

By: Daniel de Visé

4.36

Format: 514 pages, Kindle Edition

“Greg LeMond was Lance Armstrong before Lance Armstrong . . . the story of a true hero . . . This i… read more

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Cover of Monuments by Peter Cossins

21. Monuments

By: Peter Cossins

3.67

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Tour de France may provide the most obvious fame and glory, but it is cycling’s one-day tests t… read more

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Anna McNuff

3.69

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Raynor Winn

4.33

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4.03

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