Historical Dictionary of Cycling

Historical Dictionary of Cycling provides excellent reference material covering 150 years of cycling condensed in 415 pages. Entries on events, machinery, personalities, chronology, organizations and statistics are clearly laid out and written in an accessible style. The main emphasis is on competitive cycling but there are sections on cycle development and the sociological aspects of cycling. There are also key passages on doping and other current topics exercising discussion by the bodies which govern cycling as a sport.

The introduction and chronology lay a good general foundation providing a context in which to place information found in the dictionary. There...