Racing Through the Dark by David Millar – a book for an Olympic year
The powerful, gripping story of one man's fall and renaissance is bleak but ultimately upliftingDavid Millar's powerful book begins a long way from the colour, speed and glamour of the Tour de France peloton. Part confessional, part memoir, it opens wi...
Cycling roundup – review
Racing Through the Dark by David Millar; How I Won the Yellow Jumper by Ned Boulting; The Peloton by Timm Kölln; One Man and His Bike by Mike CarterIf you like watching professional cycling then, to a certain extent, you like watching other people suf...
Racing Through the Dark by David Millar and Slaying the Badger by Richard Moore
David Millar provides one of the great first-person accounts of sporting experienceWithin the space of 24 hours last month, professional bike racers forced the cancellation of a stage of the Tour of California because of cold weather and persuaded the ...
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Review: How I Won The Yellow Jumper by Ned Boulting | Helen Pidd
ITV's roving reporter has written a hugely enjoyable behind-the-scenes look at the Tour de FranceA few years ago, when I first started taking an interest in professional cycling, I remember being very surprised to learn that the Tour de France was a te...
Guardian Books podcast: Cricket classics and The Bicycle Book
This week's podcast goes sporty. We head off to Lord's cricket ground to quiz fans about the books they enjoy, while in the studio we're joined by Anthony Bateman, one of the editors of the new Cambridge Companion to Cricket, who takes Guardian cricket...
Snowdonia: A head for heights
It's Britain's busiest mountain, but when Rob Penn pushed his bike up Snowdon it was impossible not to be moved by its 'grandeur and desolation'I was given three pieces of advice for climbing Snowdon: set off in the wet, arrive in the dry; don't, on an...
The Bicycle Book by Bella Bathurst – review
Keen cyclist Bella Bathurst mixes obsession with wit in her entertaining study of humanity on two wheelsThe bicycle is the most popular form of transport on the planet. It has been for more than a century. In that time, we've devised numerous reasons a...
Wheelist novels
From murder to romance to the 'atomic theory' whereby bikes develop human characteristics and vice versa, the author of Cyclopedia takes a spin through fiction's best bikesWilliam Fotheringham is the Guardian's cycling columnist and the author of Cyclo...
It’s All About the Bike by Robert Penn | Book review
Robert Penn's account of seeking out components for his perfect "steed" will convince you never to buy another off-the-peg bicycle, writes Tim Lewis"Every time you spend money," wrote American ethicist Anna Lappé, "you're casting a vote for the kind o...
Bike blog summer reading list | James Randerson
We asked our bike bloggers and Twitter followers to suggest cycle-themed books to read on your holidays. Here's the best of the bunchWhether your summer break is an epic two-wheeled trek on a rugged tourer kitted out with fully loaded panniers, or a re...
Zen and the art of cycle maintenance | Carrie Quinlan
If, as HG Wells said, the bicycle is a good reason to have hope for humanity, then my London neighbourhood is nirvana already
I have headed east. The exotic people and the heady mix of spices in the air have lured me, and I've moved to the sunnier, mysterious...