A pithy and entertaining read, with loads of amusing stories and the odd eye-catching admission (****)

An enjoyable and light-hearted read with plenty to like . . . strongly recommended

A revealing book

A new naturalist to set beside the classics in our literature

The Old Ways confirms Robert Macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature

Macfarlane relishes wild, as well as old, places. He writes about both beautifully . . . I love to read Macfarlane

Read this and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again

Quirky, warped, enthusiastic and funny

Tour history is blended with anecdotes revealing the personalities and quirks of professional cycling

Genuinely funny

Made me chuckle

Hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes

An irreverent and funny take on cycling’s biggest race from a man who has seen it up close every year since 2003

I found his behind-the-scenes look at the famous race both highly amusing and telling in equal measure

Cycling at its best is fiercely cosmopolitan and internationalist, Boulting provides the kind of commentary the sport deserves, and will need if it is to fulfil its undoubted potential to reach out and grow

An entertaining read, rich in nostalgia and reminiscent of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, this offers an insight into the power of obsession and how the beautiful game has changed. Moving and amusing