Great British Cycling Legends

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Pub Date Sep 07 2023 | Archive Date Nov 08 2023

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  • Highly regarded and bestselling cycling author Chris Sidwells shines a light on British cycling’s rich history of legends and pioneers of the sport
  • Focusses on the characters who helped to develop cycling from its very earliest days to contemporary cyclists who led the charge to Britain’s current successes, stopping short of those still competing today


This is the story of British cycling as told through the lives of the people who built it. From the first recorded race in a Paris park in 1868 to the present day, Great British Cycling Legends profiles the true originals. Follow the most glorious exponents of road and track cycling, the mountain bikers and the cyclo-cross riders.

There were the Victorians such as George-Pilkington Mills, a multi long-distance record holder, including that of Land’s End to John O’Groats on a penny farthing bicycle. Then there have been the significant firsts. Dave Marsh was the first British road-race world champion in 1922 and Maurice Burton was the first black British cycling champion in the 1970s. Eileen Sheridan was one of the first female professional cyclists and a major record-breaker into the 1950s.

Great British Cycling Legends examines the personalities and their background of the key cyclists, to show what makes each of them legendary. All of them have, in their own ways, shown why cycling continues to exert such an extraordinary grip on the popular imagination.

  • Highly regarded and bestselling cycling author Chris Sidwells shines a light on British cycling’s rich history of legends and pioneers of the sport
  • Focusses on the characters who helped to develop...

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ISBN 9781802471052
PRICE £14.99 (GBP)
PAGES 256

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