E-Books →The Cycling Anthology Volume Five

Brendan Gallagher looks at cycling's war heroes and the role the bicycle played in World War I. Jeremy Whittle goes in search of panache-why you don't always have to be a winner to be a winner in the public's eyes. Francois Thomazeau examines how the Tour de France became the international event it is today. The 2014 Tour de France is relived in the form of poetry, by Ellis Bacon. Lionel Birnie tells the story behind the Linda McCartney cycling team, the great British team that could have been. Joey McLoughlin was a shining star of the British cycling scene in the 1980s and 1990s-Andy McGrath finds out what happened to him. Edward Pickering returns to one of cycling's great Pyrenean climbs-Superbagneres. As Matt Beaudin finds out, the Tour de France is a treat for the senses-albeit a loud one. Matt McGeehan sends a postcard from the 2014 World Track Championships in Colombia. And lastly, Daniel Friebe introduces us to Jean Francois Naquet-Radiguet: Tour de France pioneer.
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