France Bicycle

The Tour de France is the greatest bike race in the world, but it began as a humble promotional gimmick for a floundering newspaper. More than 100 years later, the Tour still captivates the world and is broadcast to over 180 countries. How did a few men looking for some way to save their struggling business become masters of a giant, successful enterprise? Les Woodland tells the inside story of the Tour de France through the prism of the men who started it, and those who now run it.

Sean Conway was stuck in a life dead end of his own making when he heard about a round the world cycling race. He was immediately inspired – but it was a huge undertaking and he’d hardly been on a bike in years. Could he really cycle all the way round the world, solo and unsupported? Six...

The definitive insider account of how professional cycling teams are built, run and won – from Tour de France authorities Anthony McCrossan and Nico Roche. Drawing on their deep experience within the sport, Tour de France commentator Anthony McCrossan and former pro rider Nico Roche take you...

The first major guide for serious female cyclists – covering everything from saddles and training to hormones, strength and nutrition, all from a 100% female perspective 'We ride like there is no tomorrow and for a better tomorrow.' Marianne Vos More women are getting on the bike. There's more...

The first in-depth look at Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal, the phenomenal business success built on the back of fraud, and the greatest conspiracy in the history of sports Lance Armstrong won a record-smashing seven Tours de France after staring down cancer, and in the process became an...

The Secret Race is a definitive look at the world of professional cycling—and the doping issue surrounding this sport and its most iconic rider, Lance Armstrong—by former Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle. Over the course of two years...