Curl Up With a Book

What a summer that was! Now the darker nights have arrived, what better alternative to cycling than … reading about cycling?

Remember the Sou’Westers Library, launched in a small blaze of publicity almost a year ago? It might contain just the perfect book for you. The books range from humorous novels to in-depth histories. Some of the titles are listed below. And if you would like to offer a book for loan, it’s simple – see below.

• The Way of St James – A Cyclists’ Guide: guide to the Camino de Santiago
• The Wind in my Wheels: Josie Dew’s experiences of cycle touring all over the world
• Winged Wheel: The history of the first 100 years of the CTC
• A W Cycles – a history: The history of the last independent cycle shop in Merton
• One Man and his Bike: A middle-aged journalist decides to cycle round the coast of Britain
• Training Techniques for Cyclists: 100 pages of easy to read tips from Bicycling magazine
• French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France: The ultimate amateur attempts to cycle the route
• Tomorrow We Ride: The story of the two Bobet brothers who rode in rural France post-war
• The Death of Marco Pantani – a Biography: the rise and demise of the Italian Tour & Giro winner
• Personal Best: The autobiography of Beryl Burton
• In Search of Robert Millar: The quest to find the Scottish TdF King of the Mountains 1984 winner
• Crossing Europe on a bike called Reggie: A light-hearted story of a ride to Brindisi
• Downhill all the way: Cycling through France from La Manche to the Mediterranean

To borrow library books (or offer them), go to the website, and click on Library, which is under the Information Hub tab. Or click here.