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Having only been to Germany once before to do National Service, Edward Enfield sets off on his latest cycling trip, carrying few preconceptions but plenty of wit. Determining the route he should take from recommendations scrawled on a napkin, he starts by following the 'Romantic Street' along...

Als Dean von seiner Heimat Schottland aus zu einer Weltreise aufbrach, wollte er so viel wie möglich über den Zustand unseres unruhigen Planeten erfahren. Er war schon eine Weile unterwegs, hatte keinen richtigen Plan mehr und etwas Heimweh, als er auf einem Berg zwischen Bosnien und Montenegro auf ein zerrupftes Kätzchen mit klaren Augen und struppigem Fell traf. Dean nahm das kleine Bündel an Bord, nannte es Nala, und seitdem sind die beiden unzertrennlich.

A London cycle courier with a taste for adventure, Emily Chappell entered an extraordinary new race - The Transcontinental - in which riders must find their own way, entirely unassisted, across Europe in the shortest time possible. On her second attempt, she won the women's event, covering nearly 4,000 miles in 13 days and 10 hours, sleeping in short bursts wherever exhaustion took her.

Bloomsbury presents Magic Spanner written and read by Carlton Kirby. SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2020 – CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times' – Ian Cleverly, Rouleur 'Carlton Kirby is no ordinary cycling...

Train easy most of the time, and get faster. This is the measurable way to do it.If every run or ride ends up at the same medium-hard effort, you are stuck in the zone that is too hard to recover from and too easy to build top-end fitness. Zone 2 training is the fix that elite endurance athletes...

A race few have heard of. A moment that changed everything.The Munga is one of the toughest ultra-endurance races on earth - 1,150 kilometers across the unforgiving South African desert. Heat. Hallucinations. Sleep deprivation. A place where the body breaks... and the truth is all that remains...

Outdoor enthusiast, cyclist and acclaimed travel writer Simon Parker was restless for a new adventure, but with a small baby his explorations needed to begin at home. He decided to cycle through all 15 of the UK's national parks in the anniversary year of the first one's founding, the Peak District. This became a life-changing journey through a landscape, and nation, in flux.

Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe share their diaries from three incident-filled Grand Tours, the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España. These take listeners behind the scenes and explore the culture and landscape as well as the racing while the ‘Lionel of Flanders’, complete with beer recommendations, does the same for the Classics in Belgium.

FROM GERAINT THOMAS, WINNER OF THE 2018 TOUR DE FRANCE Like no other cycling book, from no other rider - Britain's cycling star shares his unique take on the world of cycling Sit back or saddle up as double Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion Geraint Thomas gives you a warts and...

'One of the funniest books about sport ever written' — Sunday Times 'Moore is a talented and funny writer, who, through a combination of slapstick, absurd simile and a healthy suspicion of French civilisation, gives us something to laugh at on every page' — Daily Telegraph 'Embarrassingly...

"A wonderful, witty account of a cycle tour across Europe" - (CTC) "I cannot recommend a better book to read for inspiration" - (Chris Peck, Cycle magazine) The academic year must have been a difficult one as when the summer holidays arrived, secondary school teacher Andrew Sykes was happy to do...

Meet Andrew: French teacher, writer, and long-distance cyclist. Now meet Reggie, his bike. With two European cycling adventures already under his belt, Andrew was ready for a new challenge. Exchanging his job as a teacher in Oxfordshire for an expedition on Reggie the Bike, he set off on his...

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...

Explore the thrilling sports history of human endurance, transforming a strange contraption into a global phenomenon. Perfect for your morning commute or weekend ride, this inspiring journey follows the pioneering daredevils who reshaped society and sparked an athletic revolution. Fuel your...

Crush your cycling endurance goals and build explosive stamina with this six-week guided fitness training audio program. Whether battling saddle fatigue on long weekend routes or squeezing in high-energy indoor trainer sessions, this motivating coaching companion keeps you focused. It provides a...

Transform your endurance cycling with science-backed workouts that build massive speed without consuming your busy life. Juggling work, family, and athletic goals often leads to burnout for amateur riders trying to log endless miles. Discover a highly motivating, energetic approach to sports...

A meditative love letter to the sport of cycling, revealing how cycling can shed new light on age-old questions of selfhood, meaning, and purpose. Interweaving cycling, philosophy, and personal narrative, The Art of Cycling provides listeners with a deep understanding of the highs and lows of...

Bloomsbury presents The Rider by Tim Krabbé, read by Mark Meadows. At the start of the 137-kilometre Tour de Mont Aigoual, Tim Krabbé glances up from his bike to assess the crowd of spectators. ‘Non-racers,’ he writes. ‘The emptiness of those lives shocks me.’ Immediate and gripping...

A history and celebration of women's cycling—beginning with its origins as a political statement, beloved pastime, and early feminist act—that shares the stories of notable cyclists and groups around the world More than a century after they first entered the mainstream, bicycles and the...

The new memoir tracing story of cycling since the 1980s, through the eyes of Jonathan Vaughters, founder of team Education First and one of the sport's most towering figures. Jonathan Vaughters' story is the story of modern cycling. From his early years as a keen cyclist in his hometown in...