The Secret Cyclist: Real Life as a Rider in the Professional

Who is The Secret Cyclist and why all the secrecy?

"Every public aspect of our lives is so tightly controlled that being truly honest is all but impossible in a newspaper interview, never mind a whole book. You try write a warts-and-all blog about your office. Question how the business is run, make sure you remember to call your boss a moron, and then tell me how it goes."

He's ridden for World Tour groups for ten years. He's achieved prime ten finishes in Grand Tours. He likes espresso. These are simply a few particulars about the skilled rider who desires you to know what the view appears like from the centre of the peloton.

What do the riders actually make of Team Sky? How does the pay construction work? Why must you by no means belief a equipment endorsement from a skilled? Is doping nonetheless a difficulty? The Secret Cyclist tackles the huge questions head-on, revealing a facet to biking that followers have by no means seen earlier than.