Spat Posted July 20, 2012 Share Just finished reading From Lance to Landis, was a real insightful book. Was wondering if there are other great books about cycling, the legends the tours and races etc.. that Hubbers may have read and can recommend. Looking at getting Slaying the Badger , 1986 battle between Lemond and Hinault. Other great books I have read recently and can recommend: The Cyclist Training Bible - Joe FrielTime Crunched Cyclist - Chris Carmichael Edited July 20, 2012 by Spat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted July 20, 2012 Share Slaying the Badger is great. Also, We were young and carefree (Laurent Fignon) and Sex, Lies and handlebar tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Andreou Posted July 20, 2012 Share From Lance to Landis is suddenly more topical given the current issues surrounding LA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Andreou Posted July 20, 2012 Share The beautiful machine by Graham Fife is a decent read too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted July 20, 2012 Share Spat, have a look here: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/63595-cycling-books/page__st__64__p__949254__fromsearch__1?do=findComment&comment=949254 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spat Posted July 20, 2012 Share Thanks Tubleweed, lots of great books on that thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattlesnake Posted July 20, 2012 Share A race for madmen - story of the Tour de france from its inception, couldnt put it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capeofstorms Posted July 20, 2012 Share How to enjoy cycling without spending a dime by Wilfred Cupido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Andreou Posted July 20, 2012 Share Wide eyed and legless - about the year Steven Roche won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark ellis Posted July 20, 2012 Share I got loads of books I have read and they now just sit in the cupboard. Willing to loan them out to guys that are in my area or sell if people battling to get. Probably shooting myself in the foot with loaning them out I know! The death of Marco PantaniPush yourself just a little bit moreIts not about the bike and the second one (Cant think of the name now)MTB training bible Will add the rest when I find them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Mo Posted July 20, 2012 Share It's all about the bike, by Robert Penn Awesome, honest and truthful. All about our love affair with the bicycle. Loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Break Posted July 20, 2012 Share A dog in a hat. About a US cyclists time in the pro ranks in EU. Has a lot of stories regarding doping, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickGM Posted November 20, 2019 Share I was going to start my own thread for good cycling books, but seems somebody already had 7 years ago. Times have changed (Lance got caught!) but hopefully this thread can still be a source of good cycling books for myself and others. My all time favorites:1. Slaying the Badger (Brilliant book about about one of the best tours ever, 86 TdF with LeMond and Hinault)2. The secret race by Tyler Hammilton4. Fallen Angel - the passion of Fausto Coppi by William Fotheringham. 3. Wheelmen by Reed Albergotti (much like #2, still couldn't put it down though) Other notable mentions:1. Half Man Half Bike (About Eddie Merckx)2. Racing the Stasi. (More about a love affair between an east german rider and west german woman, and his attempt to escape the secret police during the height of communism. He rode the TdF and the Eastern European equivalent though - The Peace Race. Very interesting book).4. 3 weeks, 8 seconds. More Greg Lemond (see #1) but this time racing another Frenchman in the 89 TdF. 4. It's not about the bike. Just kidding. mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted November 20, 2019 Share The Badger by Willian Fotheringham is also a brilliant read. The Climb by Chris Froome is also really good.Lemond by Greg Andrews NickGM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickGM Posted November 20, 2019 Share The Badger by Willian Fotheringham is also a brilliant read. The Climb by Chris Froome is also really good.Lemond by Greg AndrewsEnjoyed the Badger too. Haven't tried the others but I'm (clearly) a Lemond fan so will definitely give one of them a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ispeed_V Posted November 20, 2019 Share My World by Peter Sagan. Quite a nice read mecheng89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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