The Great Bike Race: The classic, acclaimed book that introduced a nation to the Tour de France
By: Geoffrey Nicholson
4.14
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever
By: Reed Albergotti , Vanessa O'Connell
4.05
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The first in-depth look at Lance Armstrong's doping scandal, the phenomenal business success built … read more
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"He is a man of great strength, determination, and resilience, and we truly hope that he will use those qualities to make a moral comeback as complete as the physical comeback he effected from the can…"-Reed Albergotti, Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever
"...Lance is the inevitable product of our celebrity-worshipping culture and the whole money-mad world of sports gone amok. This is the Golden Age of fraud, an era of general willingness to ignore and…"-Reed Albergotti, Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever
2. French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France
By: Tim Moore
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Not only is it the world's largest and most watched sporting event, but also the most fearsome phys… read more
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3. Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy
By: Tim Moore
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The 1914 Giro d'Italia: The hardest bike race in history. Eighty-one riders started and only eight … read more
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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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5. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
By: Alfred Lansing
4.44
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, on… read more
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"We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"Whatever his mood—whether it was gay and breezy, or dark with rage—he had one pervading characteristic: he was purposeful."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"[...] "Who the hell are you?" he said at last. The man in the center stepped forward. "My name is Shackleton" he replied in a quiet voice."-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"There once was a mouse who lived in a tavern. One night the mouse found a leaky barrel of beer, and he drank all he could hold. When the mouse had finished, he sat up, twirled his whiskers, and looke…"-Alfred Lansing, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
6. Etape: The untold stories of the Tour de France's defining stages
By: Richard Moore
2.74
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In ETAPE, critically acclaimed author Richard Moore will take readers on a virtual Tour de France, … read more
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7. The Girl with All the Gifts
By: M.R. Carey
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Melanie is a very special girl. Dr. Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie … read more
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8. Something Wicked This Way Comes
By: Ray Bradbury
None
Format: None pages, None
One of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes, now feat… read more
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9. The Loyal Lieutenant: Leading Out Lance and Pushing Through the Pain on the Rocky Road to Paris
By: George Hincapie , Craig Hummer
3.50
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Trading on the sterling reputation that enabled him to survive a widely publicized doping confessio… read more
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10. 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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11. The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)
By: Ken Liu
3.28
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
Two men rebel together against tyranny--and then become rivals--in this first sweeping book of an e… read more
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12. Alpe d'Huez: The Story of Pro Cycling's Greatest Climb
By: Peter Cossins
4.00
Format: 176 pages,
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13. The Dark Is Rising (The Dark is Rising, #2)
By: Susan Cooper
4.00
Format: 98 pages,
"When the Dark comes rising, six shall turn it back, three from the circle, three from the track; w… read more
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14. In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain
By: Tom Vitale
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
**Nominated for the 2022 BookTube Prize in Nonfiction** Anthony Bourdain's long time director and … read more
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15. 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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16. 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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17. The Tour According to G: My Journey to the Yellow Jersey
By: Geraint Thomas
4.20
Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition
For years Geraint Thomas appeared blessed with extraordinary talent but jinxed at the greatest bike… read more
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18. Where There's a Will: Hope, Grief and Endurance in a Cycle Race Across a Continent
By: Emily Chappell
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Emily Chappell's story of transformation into a cross-continental bike racer, pushing the limits of… read more
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19. 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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20. The Racer
By: David Millar
4.22
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
What is it really like to be a racer?What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of th… read more
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21. 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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22. Mountains According to G
By: Geraint Thomas
4.02
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Cycling fans obsess about climbs and big mountains. They love reading about their tests and tribula… read more
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23. Magic Spanner
By: Carlton Kirby
4.05
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Mr Cycling, Eurosport commentator Carlton Kirby, offers an expert, behind-the-scenes view of the wo… read more
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24. The First Tour de France: Sixty Cyclists and Nineteen Days of Daring on the Road to Paris
By: Peter Cossins
3.88
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
From its inception, the 1903 Tour de France was a colorful affair. Full of adventure, mishaps and a… read more
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25. Full Gas: How to Win a Bike Race – Tactics from Inside the Peloton
By: Peter Cossins
3.94
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
** WINNER OF THE CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2019 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS**So … read more
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26. The Great Bike Race: The classic, acclaimed book that introduced a nation to the Tour de France
By: Geoffrey Nicholson
4.14
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
REVIEWS This is unquestionably the finest book ever written on the subject of cycling, bar none. t… read more
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27. Another Fine Mess: Across the USA in a Ford Model T
By: Tim Moore
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Tim Moore - indefatigable travelling everyman – switches two wheels for four as he journeys across … read more
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28. Icons: My Inspiration. My Motivation. My Obsession.
By: Wiggins Bradley
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
'If, like me, you're a fan of cycling, you must have this book. Bradley's collection of iconic jers… read more
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