Keep Calm and Pedal On

Oct 21, 2024 12:54 AM

In the never ending streams of traffic and the choking fumes of pollution this book gives the average cycle enthusiast or, indeed novice, a collection of quotes, sayings and proverbs on even more reasons why one should get on their bike.

In the format of the bestselling Keep Calm and Carry On, Keep Calm and Pedal On is the perfect gift for keen bikers. It is a book that will give a cyclist comfort in the knowledge that their passion for bikes is shared with some of world's greatest leaders, personalities and authors.

After all, in the words of John F. Kennedy, 'Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.'

Reviews

Absorbing story of the legendary spring classic... A must for fans of all things Paris-Roubaix.

—— Cycle Sport

I have been acquainted with Mr. MacGregor for many years and know him to be of unsound mind. When he said he was tackling the 'Hell of the North', I should have guessed that didn't mean going home for Christmas.

—— Tim Moore, author of French Revolutions and Gironimo!

Evocative and very enjoyable. Highly recommend it.

—— Peter Cossins, author of The Monuments

MacGregor's is a genuinely inspirational story which blends details of his preparation with the race's history and his take on why it continues to attract the greats.

—— Birmingham Post

A highly entertaining read, well written, well paced and guaranteed to bring your enthusiasm for cobbles to the boil.

—— Washing Machine Post

Prodigious research and a fluent writing style ... this is a fine book which should have an appeal much beyond the game

—— Mihir Bose , Independent

An encyclopaedic portrait of English football stripped of all the non-stop hype. The beautiful game is, after all, a dirty business

—— Financial Times (Life & Arts)

An intensely readable socioeconomic study of English football in the age of globalisation

—— New Statesman

A book that informs and inspires, a truly great piece of writing

—— Philosophy Football

The best pub talker of a book for years

—— Sunday Sport

Goldblatt has a gift for exploring the way the game holds a mirror up to our lives ... His deconstruction of the modern game could hardly be bettered

—— Observer

[A] bold analysis of Britain's economic and social change refracted through football

—— The Times

A salient overview of the past quarter-century

—— Times Literary Supplement

The deserving winner of this year's William Hill Sports Book of the Year award

—— Chris Maume , Independent

This is a breakthrough book by one of the leading young lights of Australian writing

—— Cath Turner , Nudge

Despite it being an almost impossible subject to write about, Krien has produced a brilliant, disarming, thought-provoking book

—— Malachy Clerkin , Irish Times

A thought-provoking book that every aspiring male footballer should be made to read…as part of their apprenticeship

—— Susan Egelstaff , Herald

A worthy, if unexpected, winner

—— Simon Redfern , Independent On Sunday

A depressing but essential read

—— Sharon Wheeler , Times Higher Education

an intelligent and unsettling exploration of how sport’s macho culture and exclusion of women enable abuse

—— David Evans, Four Stars , Independent on Sunday

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