ROAD CYCLING BOOKS
JOHN WHITNEY: Cycling isn’t the biggest sport in the UK, but it does have its own section in Waterstones. What is it that makes it such a popular form of literature?
In both cycling and life, we can relate to digging deep, to carrying on when every cell’s telling you to stop. It’s hard to relate to Lionel Messi or Ronaldo, whose deft footwork is other-worldly. Cycling’s struggles are poetic, almost romantic, fertile ground for the written word.
