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A Guide to Cycle-Speak and Saddle Slang


  • British Library
  • by Tom Bromley
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. 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.

ISBN 9780712353656 | E | HB
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Publisher British Library
ISBN 9780712353656
Author(s) Tom Bromley
Publication date June 2020
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 198 x 130 mm
Illustrations 70+ col.ill.
Pages 192
Language(s) Eng. ed.
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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.

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.