
At the start of the 137-kilometre Tour de Mont Aigoual Tim Krabbe glances up from his bike to assess the crowd of spectators Non-racers' he writes The emptiness of those lives shocks me' Immediate & gripping from the first page we race with the author as he struggles up the hills & clings on during descents in the unforgiving French mountains Originally published in 1978 The Rider is a modern-day classic that is recognised as one of the best books ever written about the sport Brilliantly conceived & best read at a break-neck pace it is a loving imaginative & passionate tribute to the art of cycle racing