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Title: The Rás: The Story of Ireland's Unique Bike RaceAuthor: Tom DalyPublisher: The Collins PressYear: 2003 (reissued 2012)Pages: 342Order: The Collins PressWhat it is: A history of the Rás,...

A cycling novel set on an end-to-end ride in the UK.

Title: 12 Months In The Saddle: The Story Of How Two Men Tackled A Dozen Epic RidesAuthor: John Deering and Phil AshleyPublisher: Carlton BooksYear: 2013Publisher: 224Order: Carlton BooksWhat it...

Podium Café: The Story of the Giro d'Italia tells the story of every single edition of the Giro - that's a lot of work. I think you've said it was five years in the writing, is that right? Bill...

Published in the UK by Quercus you can find a selection of images from the book here and more information about the book on the Quercus website (we'll be reviewing the book on the Café Bookshelf...

Title: Good Vibrations: Crossing Europe On A Bike Called ReggieAuthor: Andrew P SykesPublisher: Cycling EuropeYear: 2011Pages: 308Order: CyclingEurope.orgWhat it is: Blogger rides bike from...

Let's begin this trawl through the Giro-related bookshelf with the main books detailing the whole history of the race. Herbie Sykes's Maglia Rosa (Bloomsbury, 2011, updated...

The ten categories are split between four general categories (Autobiography/Biography; Illustrated Book; Publicity Campaign; and New Writer) in which the cycling books appear and six categories for...

Title: Coppi: Inside the Legend of the CampionissimoAuthor: Herbie SykesPublisher: Rouleur BooksYear: 2012Pages: 320Order: BloomsburyWhat it is: A sideways look at the life and times of Fausto...

1907 - Checking to see that all the riders are riding the correct course 1913 - Lambot crosses the Aubisque 1920 - Col d'Allos 1928 - Who knows what danger lurks around the corner? 1936 -...

A collection of sporting-themed short stories from an Italian master.

Title: Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance ArmstrongAuthor: David WalshPublisher: Simon & SchusterYear: 2012Pages: 426Order: Simon & SchusterWhat it is: The first of the post-USADA Lance...

Les Woodland's new history of the Queen of the Classics is packed full of anecdote and incident.

Title: My TimeAuthor: Bradley Wiggins (with William Fotheringham, foreword by Robert Millar)Publisher: Yellow Jersey PressYear: 2012Pages: 308Order: Random HouseWhat it is: Volume three of the...

Title: Merckx 525 Author: text by Ron Reuman, Stephan Vanfleteren, Jan Maes, Frederik Backelandt, photographs by various (translation by Ted Costantino).Publisher: Velo PressYear: 2012 (originally...

Title: The Srampagmano TalesAuthor: Scarlett Parker (with illustrations by Faith Buck)Publisher: Scarlett ParkerYear: 2012Pages: 53Order: Amazon | LuluWhat it is: A long-form poem about a group...

Title: Wheels Of Change: How Women Rode The Bicycle To Freedom (With A Few Flat Tires Along The Way)Author: Sue MacyPublisher: National Geographic SocietyYear: 2011Pages: 96Order: Random HouseWhat...

Originally published last year in over-sized hardback coffee-table format, Daniel Friebe and Pete Goding's Mountain High: Europe's Greatest Cycle Climbs has now been released in a saddlebag...

When looking at Verner Møller's The Scapegoat - About the Expulsion of Michael Rasmussen from the Tour de France 2007 and Beyond I made the point that Møller is an important contributor to the...

Title: The Scapegoat - About the Expulsion of Michael Rasmussen from the Tour de France 2007 and BeyondAuthor: Werner MøllerPublisher: AkaprintYear: 2011Pages: 384Order: AkaprintWhat it is: An...

Bike! is a techs-mechs coffee-table book that tells the story of some of the great brands in cycling down the ages. There's Colnago, the universally anointed ‘Ferrari' of bicycles and the jewel...

Title: Rough Ride - Behind The Wheel With A Pro CyclistAuthor: Paul KimmagePublisher: Yellow Jersey PressYear: 1990 (updated 1998 and 2007)Pages: 336Order: Random HouseWhat it is: Cycling's J...

Richard Moore pops into the Café. His Heroes, Villains & Velodormes and Sky's The Limit have both been updated to take account of the 2012 Tour and the London Olympics. Moore also talks about Bike! which he co-edited with Daniel Benson.

Aili McConnon and Andrea McConnon's biography of Gino Bartali focuses on his 1938 and 1948 Tour de France victories along with his eventful life in World War II Italy, where he played a not inconsequential role in helping many escape the Nazis.

Alejandro Federico Martín Bahamontes. Fede to some. Baha to others. Within the peloton he was el Gitano, the gypsy. To everyone else he was and will always be the Eagle of Toledo. Alasdair Fotheringham's new biography tells his story.

Eric Chouinard reviews the book of the moment, Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle's The Secret Race. Title: The Secret Race - Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups and...

Title: Between the Lines: The AutobiographyAuthor: Victoria Pendleton (with Donald McRae)Publisher: HarperSportPages: 341Year: 2012Order: HarperCollinsWhat it is: What it says it is - the...

Jenny Swann is the founder of Candlestick Press and the editor of Ten Poems About Bicycles. Having recently reviewed that, we thought it would be good to get Swann into the Café to talk poetry. ...

Title: Cyclocross 2011/2012Author: Bálint Hamvas (photographs), tgsgirl (text)Publisher:Year: 2012Pages: 216Order: CyclephotosWhat it is: A photographic record of the 2011/2012 cyclocross...

Title: The Tour de France ... To The Bitter EndAuthor: Richard Nelsson (editor) (Introduction by William Fotheringham)Publisher: Guardian BooksYear: 2012Pages: 362Order: Random HouseWhat it is: A...