The Road Book 2019

ESSAYS INCLUDE:

• Philippe Auclair explores the effervescent character of his superstar compatriot Julian Alaphilippe
• Paul Fournel – Parisian philosopher, playwright and cycling obsessive has written a poem in which he laments his country’s continuing frustration
• Matt Rendell puts into context the deeper significance of Egan Bernal’s extraordinary victory
• Orla Chennaoui examines the unique contribution – and differing opinions – of former rivals Ina Teutenberg and Giorgia Bronzini
• Kit Nicholson charts the rise to the top of the latest Dutch star; the unstoppable Lorena Wiebes
• Richard Carapaz writes exclusively for The Road Book about his sensational Giro d’Italia win
• Philippe Gilbert relives his victory at Paris–Roubaix, from flag drop to the famous showers
• Annemiek van Vleuten offers an exclusive first- person account of how she claimed her first World Road Race Championship
• Bob Roll tells of the hurt he feels at the loss of Paul Sherwen and the heavy responsibility of commentating alongside Phil Liggett
• Michael Hutchinson picks apart in forensic detail the Amstel Gold Race, won in breathtaking fashion by Mathieu van der Poel
• Tom Isitt reminisces of his distant love affair with Italy traced back to his childhood and his first experience at the Giro d’Italia.

Stats:

952 pages (900+20+32)

214 Races

57 Team Profiles

704 Stages

11 Essays

32 Photographs (Curated by Russ Ellis)

12 Infographics