Cycle Racing

When the lights go off and your mind switches on — replaying the day, racing ahead to tomorrow, circling the same worries — falling asleep can feel impossible. This eight-hour sleep cycle is built for exactly that: a racing, anxious, overthinking mind that just won't go quiet. Press play as...

As hotel manager Tom Eastham’s retirement approaches, his best friend tries to persuade him to get back into the sport which he gave up over thirty years earlier. Initially unwilling to brave the roads after so long off the bike, he gradually comes around to the idea of having another bash at cycling and takes to the Lancashire lanes once more. This light-hearted but incisive account traces his first six months back in the saddle, during which time the life-enhancing possibilities of cycling gradually dawn on him as he samples various facets of the sport, complemented by some rather ...

Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Racing is the long-awaited follow-up to The Fast Stuff, the best-selling first collection of Mat Oxley’s writings on motorcycle racing. This all-new treasury of stories spans a fascinating ten years of writing, reaching all the way from MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT to the mad, bad and dangerous history of what is surely the world’s greatest motorsport. The voices of the sport’s greats live and breathe in this book: Valentino Rossi, Guy Martin, Marco Simoncelli, Kevin Schwantz, John McGuinness, Mike Hailwood, Marc Marquez, Giacomo Agostini, King Kenny ...

Training and Racing with a Power Meter brings the advanced power-based training techniques of elite cyclists and triathletes to everyone. A power meter can unlock more speed and endurance than any other training tool—but only if you understand the data. This new third edition of Training and...

The bike was wrong. The tyres were gone. The track was terrible. The weather changed. The electronics had a mind of their own. And obviously, it definitely wasn't the rider's fault. Welcome to It Was the Bike!—a hilarious journey through more than a century of motorcycle racing and the extraordinary explanations riders have given when things didn't quite go according to plan. Drawing on more than 300 real remarks from real motorcycle racers, Mark Martin travels through the wonderfully inventive world of racing excuses—from the earliest road races to modern Grand Prix competition, World ...

Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial champions of the Tour de France. In 1997, Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world by obliterating his rivals in...

Bloomsbury presents The Cycling Addiction: Suffering, Speed and the Search for Meaning on Two Wheels, written and read by Phil Cavell 'A tour de force' ANDY McGRATH ‘Offers not just insight into what drives us to ride, but also a vocabulary for understanding when that drive becomes too much’...

🏁 MotoGP: The Little Encyclopedia – The ultimate guide for motorcycle racing fans 🏍️ If you are passionate about MotoGP, speed, and motorcycle legends, this book is for you! "MotoGP: The Little Encyclopedia" is the perfect companion for both newcomers and die-hard fans of the world's most exciting motorcycle racing championship. 🔹 What will you find in this book? 🔹 🏆 The greatest riders in MotoGP history: Valentino Rossi, Marc Márquez, Casey Stoner, Mick Doohan, Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa, and legends like Barry Sheene, Cal Crutchlow, Kenny Roberts, Nicky Hayden, and ...

Experience the thrilling sports history of road racing and the engineering breakthroughs that unleashed human mobility. Perfect for your daily commute or next training session, this immersive narrative nonfiction journey transports you to the crowded, coal-choked streets of nineteenth-century...

“No matter what or how you ride, read this book and remind yourself just how enjoyable cycling can and should be.”—Eben Weiss, author of The Enlightened Cyclist Just Ride is a revelation. Forget the ultralight, uncomfortable bikes, flashy jerseys, clunky shoes that clip onto tiny pedals...

Eddy Merckx. Fausto Coppi. Jacques Anquetil. Bernard Hinault. Beryl Burton. Marianne Vos. A sole cyclist battling over a pass high in the mountains is one of the most romantic of sporting images. In the past 150 years road cycling has been dominated by a series of iconic people who have...

A groundbreaking exploration of a debilitating disorder that’s underdiagnosed and misunderstood. Most days, Shalene Gupta was the person she’d always aspired to be. She was hardworking, excelled at work, and had a long-term boyfriend who she desperately loved. Then, every month like...

*From the acclaimed author of Ragged Edge* Road racers don't race for money; they race for the sheer rush of it. Skimming stone walls at speeds of over 200mph on bumpy, treacherous public roads with no room for errors offers a buzz like nothing else on earth. This is sport at its rawest, fastest...

Bloomsbury presents The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman written and read by Harry Pearson. SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2020 – CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 'A joy.' – Ned Boulting Every nation shapes sport to...

In the second part of Tom Eastham’s cycling memoir, the approach of winter does nothing to diminish his desire to become fitter. After commencing some serious language study, he begins to explore the wonderful world of turbo training, while also lending his friend Sue a hand at her charity. Although the projected Great Norwegian Tour is often on his mind, the advent of a promising young rider makes Tom dream of becoming a top-class cycling coach. With his competitive spirit awakened, he begins to ponder on doing some racing himself in order to enhance his cycling life, while Sarah and Sue...

The hilarious sequel to Rick Reilly’s beloved bestselling golf novel Missing Links Life is going pretty well for Raymond “Stick” Hart. He’s happily married to the former Ponkaquogue Municipal Golf Club assistant pro, the beauteous Cajun firecracker Dannie, raising his rambunctious son...

Two competitors. One daredevil. Zero rules left to break. Teagan Foley is the best motorcycle stunt rider on the underground circuit—and the only woman who's ever beaten both Archer "Burn" Slade and Roman Castillo in the same night. The Leather Brotherhood's golden boys aren't used to losing. Especially not to a five-foot-six firecracker with a death wish and a smile that wrecks them both. They want a rematch. She wants them to beg for it. When a high-stakes race throws all three of them together for a cross-country rally, the competition moves from the track to the tent they're forced to...

Watching a motorcycle race is exciting, but have you ever wondered about the science behind the speed? From before riders reach the track until they blaze across the finish line, science plays a key role. Find out about the concepts behind motorcycle design, track surfaces, drafting, protective clothing, and much more!

Overcome chronic insomnia and reclaim your health with practical CBT-I strategies for deep, restorative sleep. Whether you are an exhausted parent, a weary shift worker, or someone battling late-night anxiety, this empowering audio guide provides a calming, scientifically backed path to...

Every July, several million people stand along French roads to watch a bicycle race pass in a matter of seconds. Most of what they think they know about the Tour de France — the yellow jersey, the mountain stages, the doping scandals — turns out to have a much stranger origin story than the polished modern spectacle suggests. In this entry in the I'm No Expert, But series, you'll find out why the race's most famous jersey was actually a newspaper's fix for a printing problem, why the mountains were once considered a genuine gamble that nearly killed the man sent to scout them, why the ...