{"product_id":"bespoke-a-guide-to-cycle-speak-and-saddle-slang-hardcover","title":"Bespoke: A Guide to Cycle-Speak and Saddle Slang - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Bromley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBespoke\u003c\/i\u003e presents 175 of the most lyrical, humorous and down-right vulgar terms complete with detailed usage and origin notes, with entries fully cross-referenced across cycling's main languages and destinations. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some sports lend themselves to language: cycling is one of them. With its rich history and culture, and its professional roots across the continent and beyond, cycling has developed a terminology that goes well beyond borders, producing a lexicon all of its own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book guides the reader through a land where the road to hell is paved not with good intentions, but with cobbles. This is a place where all the world is a stage, unless you are a one-day specialist. Where its inhabitants come with a litany of arresting nicknames - Badgers, Cannibals, Eagles, Pirates -each with a wonderful story of their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned artworks by acclaimed cycling illustrator Neil Stevens and historical photography from both the British Library collections and\u003ci\u003e L'Équipe, \u003c\/i\u003e this is a book that takes the reader from the \u003ci\u003etête de la course\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003egruppetto\u003c\/i\u003e, from the \u003ci\u003ecaravane\u003c\/i\u003e following the race to the \u003ci\u003etifosi\u003c\/i\u003e cheering on the mountainside. Insightful and irreverent, \u003ci\u003eBespoke\u003c\/i\u003e is the book for anyone who wants to be able to speak cycling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Bromley\u003c\/b\u003e is a published author, editor and ghost (not the scary kind). He has written ten books under his own name and ghostwritten a further nine. Tom's own books are a mixture of fiction and non-fiction, with a dabble in crime (the literary variety) under the pseudonym Thomas Black. He also teaches creative writing for, among others, the Faber Academy and works as an editorial consultant and mentor for a number of publishers, literary agencies and organizations. Tom is a keen cyclist and is Chairman of the flourishing Salisbury Literary Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727480524863,"sku":"9780712353656","price":20.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/dbc81d425d3f39434e1ca0f3b08c1f93.webp?v=1765114993","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bespoke-a-guide-to-cycle-speak-and-saddle-slang-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}