Best Cycling Books

The best (or at least most popular) books featuring cycling or cyclists – biographies, histories, photo collections, travel guides or memoirs, novels, training manuals, etc.

So long as cycling is a significant feature of the book (not just some character in chapter three once rode a bike), then it should be okay.

See also, the Best Running Books.

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301	The Cycling Anthology: Volume Four (4/5) by Ellis Bacon (Editor) 4.10 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
302	The Cycling Anthology: Volume Five (5) by Ellis Bacon (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
303	The Road Less Taken: Lessons from a Life Spent Cycling by Kathryn Bertine (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
304	Cyclebabble: Bloggers on Biking by James Randerson (editor) 3.66 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
305	A Clean Break: My Story by Christophe Bassons 3.98 avg rating — 229 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
306	The Race Against the Stasi: The Incredible Story of Dieter Wiedemann, The Iron Curtain and The Greatest Cycling Race on Earth by Herbie Sykes 3.86 avg rating — 318 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
307	Loyal Lieutenant, The by George Hincapie 3.77 avg rating — 840 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
308	Pocket Road Bike Maintenance by ANDREWS GUY 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
309	Inside Team Sky by David Walsh (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 542 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
310	Laid Back Around the World in 180 Days: Diary of a Long Bike Ride by Richard Evans 3.97 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
311	Cyclogeography - Journeys of a London Bicycle Courier by Jon Day 3.87 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
312	Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for Athletes (The Feed Zone Series) by Biju Thomas 4.20 avg rating — 687 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
313	Bike Boom by Carlton Reid (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
314	Steadfast: My Story by Lizzie Armitstead 3.74 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
315	Biketopia: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories in Extreme Futures by Elly Blue (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 236 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
316	The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold: Adventures Along the Iron Curtain Trail by Tim Moore 3.98 avg rating — 1,485 ratings score: 32, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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316 books · 240 voters · list created July 13th, 2012 by James (votes) .

Tags: bicycling, bikes, cycling, cyclists

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message 1: by James (last edited Jan 21, 2013 02:33AM) (new)

Jul 13, 2012 06:30AM

Mark wrote: "Having only read one cycling book there is the only one I can vote for! Supposedly 'How I won the yellow jumper' is also very good."

Yeah, I got that one for my birthday - I should add it here even though I haven't read it yet.

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message 2: by James (new)

Jan 19, 2013 03:38PM

Anybody feeling the need to change how they voted for any of the Lance Armstrong books after the admissions of the last few days?

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message 3: by Simon (new)

May 27, 2014 09:03AM

Excellent list. Can highly recommend Fotheringham and Krabbe and Bobet are essential for anyone interested in cycling.

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message 4: by James (new)

May 28, 2014 05:14AM

Simon wrote: "Excellent list. Can highly recommend Fotheringham and Krabbe and Bobet are essential for anyone interested in cycling."

Thanks for the comment Simon. I've read a couple of the Fotheringhams already, but the Krabbé is definitely on my to-read list...

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message 5: by Stuart (new)

Feb 17, 2016 06:21AM

In Pursuit of Stardom: Les Nomades du Velo Anglais by Tony Hewson should be on there. The best book by far on cycling I've read.

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message 6: by James (new)

Feb 17, 2016 08:35AM

Stuart wrote: "In Pursuit of Stardom: Les Nomades du Velo Anglais by Tony Hewson should be on there. The best book by far on cycling I've read."

You're encouraged to support it with your vote - and vote for any other books on the list you like. These lists are only maintained through everybody adding books as we discover new gems... Thank you.

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message 7: by Jim (new)

Jun 16, 2022 05:24PM