The Man and His Bike: Musings on life and the art of cycling

Wilfried de Jong

The Man and His Bike: Musings on life and the art of cycling
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Published
15 February 2018
Pages
256
ISBN
9781785034015

The Man and His Bike: Musings on life and the art of cycling

Wilfried de Jong

An award-winning collection of cycling tales that get to the poetic core of the sport like no other book.

The world as seen from a bike

‘Understated, comic and melancholic… It’ll inspire you to get back on your bike.’ Martin Love, The Guardian

‘One of the most entertaining sports books I have ever read’ Joe Short, The Daily Express

In this award-winning collection of cycling tales, Wilfried de Jong uncovers the true soul of cycling - why we do it, why we watch it, why we hate it, why we love it - stripped bare.

With his distinctly comic and melancholic charm Wilfried ponders life, love and death on his trusted bike, chasing the essence of our existence against the backdrop of major cycling events or while roaming alone in nature.

Whether he is describing being ejected from Paris-Roubaix, a terminal incident with a bird while out riding, or explaining why he is standing stark naked on Belgian cobbles with a tyre in his hand, Wilfried unlocks a sport that involves so much pain, punishment, and a high probability of failure, but that will always liberate and inspire us.

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