History/Bios

Writer Susan Lacke tells the amusing and poignant story of her unlikely friendship with a college professor and triathlete.

Topics: Fall 2017, upcoming VeloPress books

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Phil Gaimon’s Ask a Pro answers every question you’ve always wanted to ask about pro cycling…sort of.

Topics: cookies, lifestyle/culture, memoir, new VeloPress books, professional cycling, recipes, Spring/Summer 2017

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In Women Who Tri, DiFabio explores the triathlon phenomenon that has gripped her town and swept the nation.

Topics: female friendly, gifts, memoir, new VeloPress books, Spring/Summer 2017, women specific

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Greg LeMond: Yellow Jersey Racer presents Greg LeMond's legendary accomplishments, spanning one-day races to grand tours to the remarkable close of his career.

Topics: 1986 Tour de France, Andy Hampsten, Bernard Hinault, book club pick, Chris Boardman, coffee table book, Fall 2016, gifts, Grand Tours, Greg LeMond, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, Jeff Bradley, Johan Lammerts, Kent Gordis, new VeloPress books, Otto Jacome, Phil Anderson, Robert Millar, Ron Kiefel, Ronan Pensec, Sean Kelly, Shelley Verses, stephen roche, Tour de France

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Surfacing is the inspiring story of Siri Lindley, one of the world’s best triathlon coaches and a two-time world champion.

Topics: book club pick, Fall 2016, female friendly, gifts, hardcover, Leanda Cave, Loretta Harrop, memoir, Mirinda Carfrae, new VeloPress books, Siri Lindley, triathlon history

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In Spitting in the Soup, sports journalist Mark Johnson explores how the deals made behind closed doors keep drugs in sports.

Topics: 2016 Summer Olympian Sale, book club pick, cheating, doping, gifts, hardcover, new VeloPress books, Olympics, performance enhancing drugs, Spring/Summer 2016, supplements

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The fabulous style of the freewheeling Sixties is showcased as Jacques Anquetil becomes cycling's first true superstar.

Topics: British cyclists, coffee table book, cycling history, gifts, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, Jacques Anquetil, new VeloPress books, Tour de France, vintage cycling photographs

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In How Bad Do You Want It?, coach Matt Fitzgerald explores some of the greatest moments in endurance sports to reveal new principles of sports psychology.

Topics: 2016 Summer Olympian Sale, book club pick, brain training, British cyclists, fatigue, gifts, mental training, new VeloPress books, sport psychology, sports physiology

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Bike Mechanic takes a look inside the daily life of the unsung heroes of the peloton, the bike techs who keep the stars riding.

Topics: bicycle maintenance, bicycle repair, bike maintenance, bike racing, bike repair, coffee table book, cycling photographs, gifts, hardcover, new VeloPress books, professional cycling

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Fat Tire Flyer tells the true story of the invention, success, and continued vitality of the mountain bike and its culture.

Topics: book club pick, coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, Gary Fisher, gifts, hardcover, Joe Breeze, lifestyle/culture, memoir, Mike Sinyard, Mount Tamalpais, mountain bikes, mountain biking, MTB, new VeloPress books, photographs of bicycles, Repack, Tom Ritchey, trails, vintage cycling photographs, Wende Cragg

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Rusch to Glory shows how one woman went from ordinatory to extraordinary—and how anyone can discover their own greatness.

Topics: adventure racing, biography, book club pick, female friendly, gifts, Kokopelli Trail, Leadville, memoir, mountain biking, MTB, professional cycling, professional cyclist, trails

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Goggles & Dust collects 100 stunning vintage cycling photographs from cycling history.

Topics: coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, gifts, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, The Horton Collection, Tour de France, vintage cycling photographs

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In Etape, award-winning sportswriter Richard Moore weaves together the greatest stages of the modern Tour de France.

Topics: Andy Schleck, Bernard Hinault, book club pick, British cyclists, Chris Boardman, cobbles, Eddy Merckx, gifts, history of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, Marco Pantani, Mark Cavendish, new VeloPress books, Tour de France

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Pro cyclist Phil Gaimon tells the improbable story of his rise from plump kid to pro bike racer.

Topics: biography, book club pick, gifts, memoir, new VeloPress books, Phil Gaimon at Paris-Roubaix, professional cycling, professional cyclist

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At Speed is the page-turning story of Mark Cavendish, cycling's top sprinter and a living legend in the sport of bike racing.

Topics: 2016 Summer Olympian Sale, bike racing, biography, British cyclists, history of the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish, Olympics, professional cycling, professional cyclist, sprinters, Tour de France, Winter Reads

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Land of Second Chances is the incredible true story of struggle, hope, and the life-giving promise of redemption through the unifying power of sport.

Topics: 2016 Summer Olympian Sale, Adrien Niyonshuti, African cycling, book club pick, cycling history, gifts, hardcover, Jonathan Boyer, MTB, Olympics, professional cycling, Rwanda, Team Rwanda, Tom Ritchey, Winter Reads

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The Elite Bicycle is a portrait of the world’s greatest handmade bicycle artisans.

Topics: coffee table book, cycling photographs, gifts, hardcover, photographs of bicycles, road bikes, Winter Reads

Tour de France 100 captures the drama, rivalries, and tragedy of 100 Tours.

Topics: British cyclists, coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, sold out, Tour de France, vintage cycling photographs

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My Time is the incredible story of Bradley Wiggins and his dominating 2012 season.

Topics: 2016 Summer Olympian Sale, biography, Bradley Wiggins, British cyclists, history of the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish, memoir, Olympics, professional cycling, professional cyclist, Team Sky, Tour de France, Wiggo, Winter Reads

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Craig Alexander reveals his approach, his training, and the relationships that made him one of triathlon's great champions.

Topics: biography, coffee table book, hardcover, Ironman, Ironman 70.3, Ironman World Championship, Kona, memoir, triathlon history, triathlon photography

Merckx 525 celebrates the unmatchable career of Eddy Merckx, the most dominant athlete of the 20th century.

Topics: biography, book club pick, coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, Eddy Merckx, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, hour record, sold out, vintage cycling photographs

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Iron War is a riveting epic about how Mark Allen and Dave Scott drove themselves and each other through the most awe-inspiring race in Ironman triathlon history.

Topics: book club pick, gifts, Ironman, Kona, mental training, sport psychology, triathlon history, triathlon photography

Team 7-Eleven is the extraordinary story of how two Olympic speed skaters, Jim Ochowicz and Eric Heiden, assembled one of the greatest cycling teams ever.

Topics: Andy Hampsten, Bob Roll, book club pick, Coors Classic, cycling history, Eddy Merckx, Eric Heiden, gifts, Giro d'Italia, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, out of stock, professional cycling, Team 7-Eleven, Tour de France

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Slaying the Badger is an incomparably detailed and highly revealing tale of cycling's most extraordinary rivalry: Greg LeMond vs. Bernard Hinault at the 1986 Tour de France.

Topics: 1986 Tour de France, Andy Hampsten, Bernard Hinault, book club pick, cycling history, gifts, Greg LeMond, history of the Tour de France, Laurent Fignon, Team 7-Eleven, Tour de France, Winter Reads

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Argyle Armada delivers an unprecedented look inside America's most celebrated cycling team.

Topics: business of sports, cobbles, coffee table book, cycling photographs, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix, sponsorship, spring classics, Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana

Italian Racing Bicycles traces the rich history of 40 landmark brands intimately connected with racing.

Topics: book club pick, coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, Eddy Merckx, Giro d'Italia, hardcover, Italy, photographs of bicycles, road bikes, sold out

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Iron War is a riveting epic about how Mark Allen and Dave Scott drove themselves and each other through the most awe-inspiring race in Ironman triathlon history.

Topics: book club pick, gifts, hardcover, Ironman, Kona, mental training, sport psychology, triathlon history, triathlon photography

$27.95 Add to cart

Team 7-Eleven is the extraordinary story of how two Olympic speed skaters, Jim Ochowicz and Eric Heiden, assembled one of the greatest cycling teams ever.

Topics: 1984 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympian Sale, Andy Hampsten, Bob Roll, book club pick, Coors Classic, cycling history, Eddy Merckx, Eric Heiden, gifts, Giro d'Italia, history of the Tour de France, Olympics, professional cycling, Team 7-Eleven, Tour de France

Best-selling author John "The Penguin" Bingham recalls his inspiring transformation from couch potato to "adult-onset athlete."

Topics: book club pick, e-book only, gifts, half-marathon, humor, lifestyle/culture, marathon, memoir, sold out

The Spring Classics delves deeply into the rich stories of these great events with insightful text from L'Équipe's top writers and hundreds of rare and newly restored photographs.

Topics: Belgium, cobbles, coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, hardcover, Paris-Roubaix, sold out, spring classics, vintage cycling photographs

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Boy Racer unmasks the manic, brutal world of professional cycling from the candid viewpoint of the sport's brash young superstar, Mark Cavendish.

Topics: 2016 Summer Olympian Sale, biography, British cyclists, cycling history, history of the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish, memoir, sprinters, Tour de France

17 Hours to Glory is one of only a few books to commemorate the iconic heroes of the Ironman World Championships.

Topics: Andreas Niedrig, book club pick, Chrissie Wellington, David Bailey and Carlos Moleda, female friendly, gifts, Greg Welch, Ironman, Ironman World Championship, Julie Moss, Karen Smyers, Kona, Marc Herremans, Mark Allen, Natascha Badmann, Normann Stadler, Paula Newby-Fraser, Peter Reid, Robert McKeague, Sarah Reinertsen, Sister Madonna Buder, sold out, Team Hoyt, Thomas Hellriegel, triathlon history, triathlon photography

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Come and Gone is a rare, frank, and intimate sports memoir about bike racing in America in the 1980s and '90s.

Topics: biography, cycling history, memoir, mountain biking, MTB, trails

Campagnolo: 75 Years of Cycling Passion is a book for every lover of the sport of cycling, as well as connoisseurs of the bicycle itself.

Topics: coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, Giro d'Italia, hardcover, Italy, road bikes, sold out, Tour de France, vintage cycling photographs

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A Dog in a Hat is the remarkable story of Joe Parkin, who left the U.S. as a teen to learn how to race bikes in Belgium.

Topics: Belgium, biography, Bob Roll, book club pick, cobbles, cycling history, gifts, memoir

Cycling historian Jean-Paul Vespini tells the story of this celebrated climb and the mountain that so often acts as the ultimate arbiter for cycling's biggest prize.

Topics: alpe d'huez, book club pick, climbers, cycling history, Eddy Merckx, history of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, sold out, Tour de France

Blazing Saddles is a riotous tale of the inspiring and sometimes astonishing history of cycling's most famous race and its whimsical mishaps and astounding feats.

Topics: book club pick, cycling history, cycling photographs, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, humor, Lance Armstrong, sold out, Tour de France, vintage cycling photographs

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Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell presents the inside story of the race, its great riders, its traditions, and its secrets.

Topics: Belgium, cobbles, coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, gifts, hardcover, Paris-Roubaix, Phil Gaimon at Paris-Roubaix, spring classics, vintage cycling photographs

Cycling's Golden Age takes us inside the world's largest collection of cycling memorabilia with an intimate look at one of the sport's most memorable eras, 1946–1967.

Topics: coffee table book, cycling history, cycling photographs, Eddy Merckx, Grand Tours, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, road bikes, sold out, spring classics, The Horton Collection, Tour de France, vintage cycling photographs

Abt weaves together races and personalities spanning three decades of cycling, culminating with the retirement of Lance Armstrong following the 2005 Tour de France.

Topics: cycling history, cycling photographs, Greg LeMond, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, sold out, Tour de France

Graeme Obree candidly tells of the hard-fought road to cycling stardom and the even harder road to recovery from manic-depression.

Topics: biography, book club pick, Chris Boardman, cycling history, Francesco Moser, Graeme Obree, hour record, memoir, sold out, track cycling

If you've ever wondered what life in the U.S. Postal team whirlwind is really like, Inside the Postal Bus is your ticket to ride.

Topics: bike racing, biography, book club pick, business of sports, cycling history, Lance Armstrong, memoir, professional cycling, sold out

Marco Pantani: The Legend of a Tragic Champion chronicles the highs and lows of Pantani’s life and cycling career.

Topics: biography, book club pick, climbers, cycling history, Giro d'Italia, history of the Tour de France, Italy, Lance Armstrong, sold out, Tour de France

Graham Watson shares his unprecedented collection of cycling landscapes from around the globe.

Topics: coffee table book, cycling photographs, Giro d'Italia, Grand Tours, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, Italy, sold out, Tour de France, Vuelta a Espana

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Bob Roll—former Tour de France racer, well-known scribe, and race announcer—is back to cause a ruckus!

Topics: Belgium, biography, cobbles, history of the Tour de France, humor, Lance Armstrong, memoir, mountain biking, MTB, Team 7-Eleven, Tour de France

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Cycling historian Owen Mulholland profiles 40 of cycling's greatest climbers.

Topics: alpe d'huez, climbers, cycling history, Grand Tours, hardcover, history of the Tour de France, Tour de France