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‘A deeply affectionate mental scrapbook … Hilton has the skill as a writer to make the subject of cycling fresh and compelling again. Fascinating … Exuberant’ Matt Seaton, Guardian
‘An exhilarating work … just the book for anyone who, shooting past a traffic jam on the way to work, imagines himself wearing the winner’s yellow jersey at the head of the Tour de France pack’ Independent
‘Tim Hilton is a man of sardonic humour as well as high intelligence … his book is one of the most unusual, eccentric and captivating ever written by a “wheelman”’ Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Daily Mail
‘A hugely engaging history of the sport’ Simon O’Hagan, Books of the Year, Independent on Sunday
‘A charmingly eccentric account of his love of cycling, mixed in with a history of the sport’ John Preston, Books of the Year, Sunday Telegraph
‘Hilton is a brilliantly quirky, inventive writer … A wonderful testament to a life in the saddle’ Daily Telegraph
‘Remarkably infectious and richly atmospheric; so much so that the effect is like being hoisted up on to his handlebars and swept along for the ride. His enthusiasm drives everything forward at an exhilarating lick’ Sunday Telegraph
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'A lordly memoir...the many insights make this wise and charming book so memorable.'
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An unexpected wellspring for such a book; all the better for it. Tim Hilton writes very well. His enthusiasm for and experience of cycle racing/time trialling gives a great flavour to reminiscence which didn't bore me at all. I particularly liked the tangential observations on well known names like Beryl Burton and Frank Patterson. The first book on cycle racing that I've enjoyed completing; others I remember as rather dour.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What an unusual cycling book. As a cyclist who has never raced - dawdling is more my scene - I found this a captivating view of a world I have never tasted. Tim Hilton writes with fondness of his cycling days after the war, adding vignettes of the greats of British and continental cycling. You're not likely to read the book in one sitting, but you will find it a perfect companion for a wild winter's afternoon.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A very interesting book for a number of reasons. Firstly, its not a typical contemporary cycling book - its quite interesting to hear about Hilton's youth, how he was brought up in a Midlands Communist party household and cycling being part of his escape to all sorts of places and people. Second, the history of club cycling in Britain - the racers, races and politics / organisation. Finally, he covers the history and characters of the classic races in Europe (but not through to latter day - he certainly gives the impression that he doesnt like the commercial modern ways of big races like the TdF). All of which is sometimes a bit hard going (personally I would have liked to learn more about Fausto Coppi and Eddie Merx than so many of the British riders and club politics) and occasionally mixed in with bouts of poetry and other literary pieces.
The book can sometime be a little pretentious in the ways it views the 'golden era' of cycling, traditions, French verses without translation for people like me... and so on
But the bottom line is it is hard to put down and before I knew where I was, I was at the end. I would summarise this as a worthwhile read from many different dimensions, I enjoyed it.
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One More Kilometre and We're in the Showers
If I'm totally honest, I didn't really enjoy this book although I persisted to the end which I am glad about because the final few chapters were by far the most interesting of the... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Jeremy Newby
A Treasure
This is a book about the history of British Cycling. I am Irish. I don't have any huge interest in British cycling. By logic, this tome should have bored me rigid. Read more
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A dense guide to cycling
Whilst on holiday I saw a copy of One More Kilometre and We're in the Showers by Tim Hilton in a charity bookshop. Read more
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While I accept Tim Hilton is decent enough writer, I cannot in good conscience recommend this book. Pretentious and tedious all that Golden age of cycling twaddle. Read more
Published 17 months ago by gile
My favourite cycling book
This is one for those who realize that the story of this marvellous machine is about so much more than Lance Armstrong, Chris Hoy and famous people. Read more
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