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Posted on 03-12-2008 06:53
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Deadpool wrote:
Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell is a must have for any cycling fan
The pictures in that are great - though the text is a little strange, shall we say?
I like this book. Similar to the P-R book. Nice pictures, strange text.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-12-2008 23:22
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Got a couple of good cycling books for Christmas:
Bradley Wiggins - In Pursuit of Glory
In Search of Robert Millar |
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| MrContador |
Posted on 26-12-2008 00:14
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I've also got some good cycling books for Christmas;
We Might As Well Win - Johan Bruyneel
It's Not About the Bike - Lance Armstrong
I've just read the first chapter of both books, and it's really interesting reading.  |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 26-12-2008 09:04
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I got both of Lances books (and one of them twice ).
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Posted on 26-12-2008 10:26
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Got a couple of good cycling books for Christmas:
Bradley Wiggins - In Pursuit of Glory
In Search of Robert Millar
good book
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Posted on 26-12-2008 13:53
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I got the Nicole Cooke book,about training and bike maintenance 
Same old.
I'd love if some of todays pro's would release books,even if they wern't that famous.
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| Halvor |
Posted on 26-12-2008 14:12
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Thor Hushovd - Best på sykkel  hehe not good if you don't understand Norwegian, though. |
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Posted on 27-12-2008 10:57
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Got a couple of good cycling books for Christmas:
Bradley Wiggins - In Pursuit of Glory
In Search of Robert Millar
got both + chris hoy, marco pantani, flying scotsman and something else.
millar is a cracking read
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Posted on 01-01-2009 15:45
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Bradley Wiggins - In Pursuit of Glory
I got that for Christmas too,good so far.
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Posted on 19-02-2009 13:44
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Armstrong must sure haven been on drugs sometime, while writing "it's not about the bike" since he can write this, when writing about the TDF '99. "Another dangerous rider, for the overall titel is Tom Steels"
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
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Reviving an old thread here. I was looking for cycling books, interested mostly in inside the peloton stuff. Not so much cycling history books or anything about Armstrong or modern doping (read the "Secret Race", enjoyed it bored of doping).
Did read "The Rider" which was great and a little different than the rest. I don't think it is the best cycling book of all time as one site made it, but I enjoyed "Wide Eyed and Legless" which isn't mentioned in this post.
Consensus on here seems to be the "Put Me Back on the Bike" and "In Search of Robert Millar".
Anybody read something from the last few years since this thread is 4 years old?
There are books out by Pinotti, Wegelius and Yates. Anyone have opinions on these? |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 13-09-2013 04:41
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Oh man I was going to start a thread like this at some point, so I'm glad that it was revived.
Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
There are books out by Pinotti, Wegelius and Yates. Anyone have opinions on these?
Apparently the Pinotti one is mostly about living life as a pro cyclist and isn't so much about the racing (though that does come up at times).
So I've read a few cycling-related books in the past year but the one that stood out the most was Pedalare! Pedalare! by John Foot.
https://www.amazon...1408822199
Foot is a sociologist who looks at the Giro d'Italia dn the various other major cycling races and sees how they change as Italian society changes. It goes from the early days where people saw it as a working class sport and te way in which those who weren't Proletarian were denigrated, etc. Then it observes the various rivalries that have affected the Italian cycling scene over time (Coppi vs Bartali is the most obvious one). Then it finally looks at how important history is for modern cycling in Italy - everyone is compared to Coppi and Bartali even when they really aren't anywhere near as good.
The writing is good with some interesting stories of lesser-known riders throughout. Not only that but he doesn't fall into the trap of various writers of filling his pages with stories that really probably never happened. Instead he looks at why these stories were invented in the first place and what those show us about Italian society at the time.
It is a fantastic read and you will learn a hell of a lot from it.
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Posted on 13-09-2013 11:27
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'The Sweat Of The Gods' by Benjo Maso is a fantastic look at the history of the sport. Absolutely worth it. Can't tell you about those autobiographies, although the ones I have read (Fignon, Roche etc.) do give great insight into their terribly egotistical personalities but aren't necessarily great books. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 13-09-2013 16:20
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
'The Sweat Of The Gods' by Benjo Maso is a fantastic look at the history of the sport. Absolutely worth it. Can't tell you about those autobiographies, although the ones I have read (Fignon, Roche etc.) do give great insight into their terribly egotistical personalities but aren't necessarily great books.
I'm curious to read McEwen's book which I forgot the name of. I picked up a copy because he was doing a book signing at my local bookstore so it was cool to meet him briefly but I haven't really had a chance to read it. Either way he seems like a very normal and not particularly egotistical person so his book could be a bit better than that.
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Posted on 13-09-2013 20:35
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CountArach wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
'The Sweat Of The Gods' by Benjo Maso is a fantastic look at the history of the sport. Absolutely worth it. Can't tell you about those autobiographies, although the ones I have read (Fignon, Roche etc.) do give great insight into their terribly egotistical personalities but aren't necessarily great books.
I'm curious to read McEwen's book which I forgot the name of. I picked up a copy because he was doing a book signing at my local bookstore so it was cool to meet him briefly but I haven't really had a chance to read it. Either way he seems like a very normal and not particularly egotistical person so his book could be a bit better than that.
I hope it is but successful professional sportsmen seem to have incredibly warped personalities. The theme of Roche's book is that everybody else treated him badly and misunderstood him but because he's such a good man he forgave them. Oh and how he was so unlucky. Oh and how everyone should listen to him now. Oh and how everyone should shut up about doping then, he never saw a needle or nuffin'. There's a hilarious interview in Cyclist magazine that praises him for his humility |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 13-09-2013 23:27
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Thanks for the thoughts
CountArach wrote:
Apparently the Pinotti one is mostly about living life as a pro cyclist and isn't so much about the racing (though that does come up at times).
I like that lifestyle stuff. Also based on minimal evidence I don't think Pinotti suffers so much from the egotism issue. Sounds like I might have to read the Roche book just for the entertainment value.
One other I forgot to mention that I have on my list is "Push Yourself A Little Harder" by Johnny Green. He was road manager or something like that for the Clash which is a different background to bring to cycling.
So have my birthday list going:
The Sweat of Gods (B. Maso)
Born to Ride (Roche)
Pedalare, Pedalare (Foot)
In Search of Robert Millar (Moore)
Put Me Back on My Bike (Fotheringham)
One Way Road (McEwen)
Cycling Professor (Pinotti) |
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Posted on 17-09-2013 07:28
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I have read your article and found it really nice and most informative. I would like to say thanks to you that you share this post here with us. Keep it up. |
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
CountArach wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
'The Sweat Of The Gods' by Benjo Maso is a fantastic look at the history of the sport. Absolutely worth it. Can't tell you about those autobiographies, although the ones I have read (Fignon, Roche etc.) do give great insight into their terribly egotistical personalities but aren't necessarily great books.
I'm curious to read McEwen's book which I forgot the name of. I picked up a copy because he was doing a book signing at my local bookstore so it was cool to meet him briefly but I haven't really had a chance to read it. Either way he seems like a very normal and not particularly egotistical person so his book could be a bit better than that.
I hope it is but successful professional sportsmen seem to have incredibly warped personalities. The theme of Roche's book is that everybody else treated him badly and misunderstood him but because he's such a good man he forgave them. Oh and how he was so unlucky. Oh and how everyone should listen to him now. Oh and how everyone should shut up about doping then, he never saw a needle or nuffin'. There's a hilarious interview in Cyclist magazine that praises him for his humility
I was once sent the ending to Evans' book.
It was hilarious. It could essentially be summed up as: "There he goes, the modern hero of our days, too awesome to not be admired, too cool to be mainstream"
Like you said, most books by professional sportsmen are like that. Ever read Millar's book? The whole story is 'I fucked up so this happened, but it's not my fault, it's X's fault. Then I fucked up so that other thing happened, but it's Y's fault'
Just by Kimmage's Rough Ride you can tell what an asshole Roche is (if you couldn't tell by anything else Roche says)
Edited by issoisso on 17-09-2013 08:37
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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Posted on 17-09-2013 08:39
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Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
Reviving an old thread here. I was looking for cycling books, interested mostly in inside the peloton stuff. Not so much cycling history books or anything about Armstrong or modern doping (read the "Secret Race", enjoyed it bored of doping).
Did read "The Rider" which was great and a little different than the rest. I don't think it is the best cycling book of all time as one site made it, but I enjoyed "Wide Eyed and Legless" which isn't mentioned in this post.
Consensus on here seems to be the "Put Me Back on the Bike" and "In Search of Robert Millar".
Anybody read something from the last few years since this thread is 4 years old?
There are books out by Pinotti, Wegelius and Yates. Anyone have opinions on these?
A Dog In A Hat. Get it.
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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Posted on 17-09-2013 11:15
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issoisso wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
CountArach wrote:
wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
'The Sweat Of The Gods' by Benjo Maso is a fantastic look at the history of the sport. Absolutely worth it. Can't tell you about those autobiographies, although the ones I have read (Fignon, Roche etc.) do give great insight into their terribly egotistical personalities but aren't necessarily great books.
I'm curious to read McEwen's book which I forgot the name of. I picked up a copy because he was doing a book signing at my local bookstore so it was cool to meet him briefly but I haven't really had a chance to read it. Either way he seems like a very normal and not particularly egotistical person so his book could be a bit better than that.
I hope it is but successful professional sportsmen seem to have incredibly warped personalities. The theme of Roche's book is that everybody else treated him badly and misunderstood him but because he's such a good man he forgave them. Oh and how he was so unlucky. Oh and how everyone should listen to him now. Oh and how everyone should shut up about doping then, he never saw a needle or nuffin'. There's a hilarious interview in Cyclist magazine that praises him for his humility
I was once sent the ending to Evans' book.
It was hilarious. It could essentially be summed up as: "There he goes, the modern hero of our days, too awesome to not be admired, too cool to be mainstream"
Like you said, most books by professional sportsmen are like that. Ever read Millar's book? The whole story is 'I fucked up so this happened, but it's not my fault, it's X's fault. Then I fucked up so that other thing happened, but it's Y's fault'
Just by Kimmage's Rough Ride you can tell what an asshole Roche is (if you couldn't tell by anything else Roche says)
In all fairness to Millar, at least he says "I fucked up, but it's really somebody else's fault". Roche just says "everybody else fucked up and I was just so unlucky it affected me".
But sporting success seems to be heavily based on ego. Great call on Dog in a Hat too, loved that book. |
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