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  • A History of Cycling in 100 Objects

    by Suze Clemitson ...
    A fascinating and quirky look at the history of cycling through 100 objects that have changed the bicycle as we know it.Have you ever wondered why the leader's jersey at the Tour de France is yellow? Where Graeme Obree's record-breaking bike 'Old Faithful' got its nickname? Or the role of bloomers in bicycle design?Find out in this absorbing and quirky look at the history of cycling and the ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • P Is For Peloton

    The A-Z Of Cycling

    by Suze Clemitson ...
    A perfect gift book for all cycling fans - the A-Z of cycling from Arrivée to Zoetemelk.Beautifully illustrated by renowned cycling artist Mark Fairhurst, P is for Peloton is packed with fun facts from the amazing to the bizarre, and stories about the greatest riders in the sport. Ever wanted to know the difference between your flamme rouge and your lanterne rouge?This is the book for you - or the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Ride the Revolution

    The Inside Stories from Women in Cycling

    Edited by Suze Clemitson ...
    Ride the Revolution represents the best new writing on cycling from women involved in the sport at all levels – as fans, key personnel, riders, photographers, journalists and presenters.When Marie Marvingt decided to ride the 1908 Tour de France she was told 'absolument, non!' by M. Degranges and the Societe du Tour de France. Instead she rode each stage 15 minutes after the official race had ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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    A history of the Giro d’Italia

    by Brendan Gallagher ...
    The Giro d'Italia is the cooler, tougher brother of the Tour de France. First staged in 1909, and only pausing for two World Wars, its hundredth edition takes place in 2017.Inspired by L'Auto's improved circulation figures after establishing France's Grand Tour, the Gazzetta dello Sport saw an opportunity to outdo its rival paper, the Corriere della Sera, by organising its own race. From its first ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Re:Cyclists

    200 Years on Two Wheels

    by Mr Michael Hutchinson ...
    'As if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels' - FTSomewhere in a German forest 200 years ago, during the darkest, wettest summer for centuries, the story of cycling began. The calls to ban it were more or less immediate.Re:Cyclists is the tale of the following two centuries. It tells how cycling became a kinky vaudeville act for Parisians, how it was the basis of an American business empire to rival ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Construction - Bicycles, Dicycles Or Otto Type Machines And Tricycles

    by G. Lacy Hillier ...
    This early manual on bicycle construction is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A fascinating read for any cycling enthusiast or historian of the sport, it also contains much information that is still useful and practical to today's cyclist. Detailed instructions are accompanied by black and white illustrations. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arctic Glass: Six Years of Adventure Stories from Alaska and Beyond

    by Jill Homer ...
    "Arctic Glass: Six Years of Adventure Stories from Alaska and Beyond" is a collection of essays from the Web site "Jill Outside." Jill Homer's intent with her lifestyle blog was to document daily adventures from the perspective of a nonathletic, small-town journalist who recently moved to Alaska. The blog quickly took on a life of its own, drawing readers from all over the world, who encouraged ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • At Speed

    by Mark Cavendish ...
    The hottest sprinter in the world - TelegraphMark Cavendish is the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France's green jersey, the first to wear the iconic rainbow jersey in almost 50 years and our only ever rider to capture the Giro d'Italia points title. He is the most prolific sprinter in the Tour's history, and - according to L'Equipe - the best sprinter of all time. But smashing records ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Nobody Rides for Free

    A Drifter in the Americas

    by John Francis Hughes ...
    Nobody Rides For Free: A Drifter in the Americas chronicles former bike courier John Hughes' rambles through Latin America on a bicycle. In this gripping mosaic-travellogue, readers are introduced to banditos, artists, grifters, would-be wives, dope fiends and attacking monkeys: a cast of characters who conspire to reduce him to alcoholic destitution. His last remaining $400 is spent sailing the ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bicycle Reader

    Number 1: Summer 2012

    by Jack Thurston, Tim Dawson ...
    This is the first issue of the Bicycle Reader, a new collection of quality writing about cycling. Two thoughts inspired us to start this collection.The first is that there is a great deal of brilliant article and essay-length writing about cycling that remains inaccessible to most readers. Some of it languishes out of print. Other pieces appeared in publications read by only a tiny minority of ... Read more

    $3.72 CAD

  • Touch Wood - The Autobiography of the 1953 Le Mans Winner

    by Duncan Hamilton ...
    Duncan Hamilton won the classic Le Mans 24-Hours race in 1953, co-driving his works entered C-Type Jaguar with Tony Rolt. In 1954 the same pair finished second, losing to a much larger-engined V12 Ferrari and by the narrowest margin in years. In all, Duncan Hamilton competed in nine of those great Le Mans endurance classics.Having cut his racing teeth in such pre-war cars as the R-Type M.G. and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Longest Road

    by Ben Cunningham ...
    In June 2008 Ben Cunningham and five friends set out to cycle from Alaska to Argentina, along the Pan-American Highway, the world's longest land route. It measures 25,000 km and passes through fourteen countries and two continents, from the vast bear country of Alaska and northern Canada to the densely populated cities of Los Angeles and Lima. It moves from hot to cold, from forest to desert, ... Read more

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