The Call of the Road

An enjoyable narrative history of road racing, with a distinctly British slant on it, this is understandable given the author but as most of cycling's history is centred in continental Europe does mean a lot gets excluded. I did get a little irritated by the author's constant references to a topic b......more

I didn’t know what to expect of this, my wife got it from the library for me. It has a curious style that I quickly got used to in the first pages and I loved it. It’s entertaining, informative and I learned loads about the history of the sport and it’s present state. Highly recommend it.......more

Solid read, definitely a British slant to it, but interesting nonetheless. The writing seemed a little nonlinear to me and I was hoping for more clear cut depictions and focus on how the sport progressed since Lemond/Hinault era, but this was shoved in the last few chapters on the book. Great read n......more

Thorough, if occasionally statistic heavy account of cycle road racing across the world. Some great individual stories and engaging threads, but also occasionally some dry recounting of technical achievements or bare dates. An excellent introduction into the sport, all the more so for the frustratin......more

Fantastic read an excellent history of road cycling featuring all the old favourites as well as some brilliant anecdotes and diversions into different areas of the sport. Interesting, well written and thoroughly enjoyable......more