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VeloPress Marco Pantani$19.95
Marco Pantani twice defeated Lance Armstrong in mountaintop stages of the 2000 Tour de France. But Pantani was also a victim of the drug culture of professional cycling, and from the heights of stardom he sank to the depths of depression. Marco Pantani The Legend of a Tragic Champion chronicles the… [more] |
VeloPress A Dog in a Hat: An American Bike Racer's Story$21.95
In 1987, cyclist Joe Parkin left the comforts of home to become a bike racer in Belgium, the hardest place in the world to be a bike racer. As one of the first American pros in Europe, Parkin was what the Belgians call “a dog with a hat on” — something familiar, yet decidedly out of place. Parkin's… [more] |
VeloPress Boy Racer: My Journey to TdF Record-Breaker$21.95
Boy Racer unmasks the manic, brutal world of professional cycling from the candid viewpoint of the sport's brash young superstar, Mark Cavendish. Written off as fat and useless in his youth, Cavendish's hunger for success and his sheer natural ability has forged him into one of cycling's youngest… [more] |
VeloPress Come and Gone$21.95
After five years of blue-collar cycling in Belgium (A Dog in a Hat), Joe Parkin returns to the United States looking for a ride. He joins the elite Coors Lite road team as a key member, but the adjustment to domestic racing, with small crowds, inexperienced teammates, and poorly promoted events,… [more] |
VeloPress Inside The Postal Bus$21.95
If you've ever wondered what life in the U.S. Postal team whirlwind was really like, Inside the Postal Bus is your ticket to ride along. Michael Barry, Lance Armstrong's teammate, opens the door and invites you in to share a coffee and meet the guys. Barry, with help from fellow pros George… [more] |
VeloPress Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer$21.95
Veteran race announcer and long-time cycling enthusiast Jamie Smith sets out to explain the sport he loves and the roadies who live for it in this lighthearted treatise on bike racing. Finally, a book to explain those people who roll out for a ride dressed in technicolored Lycra at the crack of… [more] |
VeloPress Tour de France 100$34.95
A Photographic History of the World's Greatest Race Richard Moore The Tour de France, first staged in 1903, is the world’s greatest sports spectacle, packed with heart-stopping drama, legendary rivalries, bitter tragedy, and outright farce. In its 100 runnings—the race was interrupted twice… [more] |
VeloPress Argyle Armada: Behind the Scenes of the Pro Cycling Life$39.95
Mark Johnson From winter training camp on the cobbled lanes of medieval Girona, Spain, to hard-earned stage victories in July's Tour de France, to flesh-shredding crashes at the Tour of Spain in September, Argyle Armada: Behind the Scenes of the Pro Cycling Life delivers an unprecedented look at… [more] |
VeloPress Campagnolo: 75 Years of Cycling Passion$39.95
As Leica is to cameras and Ferrari to racing automobiles, Campagnolo is to cycling: the designer, developer, manufacturer and supplier of the finest parts for bicycles ever made. Campagnolo's jewel-like brakes, pedals, derailleurs, cranksets, and wheels are acknowledged throughout the world as the… [more] |
VeloPress Italian Racing Bicycles$39.95
The People, The Products, The Passion by Guido P. Rubino There are bicycles. And then there are Italian bicycles. As with high fashion or sports cars, when the world speaks of racing bicycles the conversation soon turns to Italy. Seasoned cyclists know that an Italian bicycle is more intimately… [more] |
VeloPress Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell$39.95
Paris-Roubaix, a one-day bicycle race in northeastern France, is known as “The Hell of the North” for good reason. Although the course is somewhat flatter than the other spring classics, it includes interminable stretches of muddy farm roads paved with rough-hewn cobblestones. The cobbles alone are… [more] |
VeloPress The Spring Classics: Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races$39.95
Clattering through agrarian hamlets on roughly paved routes carved from the hills more than a century ago, the spring classics test cycling’s toughest riders with the worst conditions imaginable—sucking mud, choking dust, leg-numbing sleet, and Europe’s narrowest, most bone-grinding roads. These… [more] |
VeloPress Cycling's Golden Age$49.95
Cycling's Golden Age takes you inside the world's largest collection of cycling memorabilia with an intimate look at one of the sport's most memorable eras, 1946–1967. From the commanding victories of Fausto Coppi to the rise of Jacques Anquetil, the Horton Collection boasts never-before-published… [more] |
VeloPress Landscapes Of Cycling$49.95
For the first time in his career, premier cycling photographer Graham Watson shares his unprecedented collection of landscapes from around the globe. Combining Watson’s passionate coverage of professional bicycle racing with his mastery of natural-light photography, Landscapes of Cycling will… [more] |
VeloPress Merckx 525$60.00
By Ron Reuman, Stephan Vanfleteren, Jan Maes, Frederik Backelandt Merckx 525 is the first book authorized by Eddy Merckx and the first book that he says offers a complete record of his career. “Merckx 525 is a unique collection of exclusive photographs, including some that even I had not seen… [more] |
VeloPress America's Team Book Bundle$84.95
Get an in-depth look at American cycling past and present with the America's Team Book Bundle. The three-book collection highlights the pioneering Team 7-Eleven, the early 2000s dominance of the US Postal Service team and the present-day Garmin outfit. Team 7-Eleven starts during the lean… [more] |
