Ride the revolution : the inside stories from women in cycling / Suze Clemitson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clemitson, Suze.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cycling for women.

Physical Description:

iv, 316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, [2015]

Summary:

Information about a variety of women associated with competitive bicycle riding.

Contents:

Beryl Burton: housewife, superstar

Mien Van Bree: the thwarted passions of a world champion

Anika Todd: the beast

Bridie O'Donnell: from lab coat to lycra

Connie Carpenter-Phinney: from silver blades to golden bikes

Kathryn Bertine: a pirate's life for me

Marianne Vos: the reluctant queen of cycling

Marijn De Vries: of teen dreams, quick pees and tough mothers

Matrix Team, the 'Yorkshire Roses': five riders, five bright futures

Roxane Knetemann: fun

Suzie Godart: going her own way

Yvonne McGregor: the ride of her life

Caroline Stewart: 'my cycling might not be your cycling but it's just as valid'

Emma O'Reilly: the best of times, the worst of times

Hannah Grant: 'it's a crazy ride, it's a cool ride'

Kathryn Brown: tifosa

Ashley Gruber: shooting the peloton

Joolze Dymond: my best shots

Laura Meseguer: a new perspective

Ottilie Quince: poppet's tale

Sarah Connolly: the voice of women's cycling

Rochelle Gilmore: raising the level

Tracey Gaudry: challenging history

Betsy Andreu: breaking the silence

Clara Hughes: the big ride

Chris Garrison: seven words

Jess Duffy: what cycling means to me

Kimberley Ramplin: the tipping point

Anna Doorenbos: 'as easy as riding a bike?'

Kelton Wright: 10 reasons why being a girl on a bike rocks!

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1472912918

9781472912916

OCLC:

898419243