biography

Author	Title	Date	Abstract
Lance Armstrong	Its Not About The Bike	2000	A massively successful account of Armstrong's life up to his first Tour victory that is as skilfully tailored to the cancer community and general market, as it is unsatisfying to a cycle enthusiast
Beryl Burton	Personal Best	1986	The matter-of-fact autobiography of arguably Britain's greatest ever sportswoman
William Fotheringham	Put Me Back On My Bike – In Search Of Tom Simpson	2002	An account of the life of the British star of 1960s cycling that raises the bar for cycling biography
William Fotheringham	Roule Britannia	2005	A highly readable history of British participation in the Tour de France 1955 – 2004
Paul Howard	Sex, Lies And Handlebar Tape	2008	A biography of Jacques Anquetil, the dominant racing cyclist of the late 50s and early 60s, including his highly unconventional post-career family life
Michael Hutchinson	The Hour	2006	An engaging account of Hutchinson’s preparation for, and attempt on, the hour record, taking in much of the history and mythology of the record along the way
Paul Kimmage	Rough Ride	1990	A compelling, warts-and-all, account of the author's short career as a professional cycle racer written partially to expose the sport's drug culture
Richard Moore	In Search of Robert Millar	2007	A readable and stimulating biography of Britain's most sucessful stage race rider
Richard Moore	Heroes, Villains and Veoldromes, Chris Hoy and the Track Cycling Revolution	2008	A well-written and enjoyable biog of Sir Chris taking in the evolution of the entire track cycling phenomenon that came out of the east of Scotland in the 1990s
Graeme Obree	Flying Scotsman	2003	From attempts on the hour record to attempts on his own life, the Scottish cyclists' story in his own words
Matt Rendell	The Death Of Marco Pantani	2006	A biography of the meteoric star of 1990s cycling that is readable and thought-provoking; if ultimately depressing
Matt Rendell	Olympic Gangster - the legend of José Beyaert	2009	A footnote in cycling's history is the connective tissue for a thrilling panorama of twentieth-century Columbia
Matt Seaton	The Escape Artist	2002	Autobiography on two wheels including genuine tragedy and highly perceptive observations
Eileen Sheridan	Wonder Wheels	1956	A charming, period piece of an autobiography by the dominant force in UK women's cycling during the early 1950s
Frances E Willard	A Wheel Within A Wheel	1895	How a 53-year-old American suffragette learned to ride a bicycle against her own and societies’ expectations on the eve of the twentieth century