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Cycling books

From recreational to challenge riding

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Bike paths, rail trails and touring in Australia

 

Australia

 

Around Australia by Bicycle: The Complete Guide
Paul Elwood, 2003, Paul Elwood Wollongong
(ISBN 0 958112908)

 

Bike Bible: making the most of life on two wheels

Simon Vincett, 2008, Wilkinson Publishing Pty Ltd

(ISBN 9781921332463) Available through Bicycle Network Victoria

 

Cycling Australia Guide

Andrew Bain, Ethan Gelber, 2009, Lonely Planet Productions

(ISBN 9781741040401)

 

Victoria

Bike Rides Around Melbourne: Exploring Melbourne by bike and train: Thirty plus rides in and around the city
Julia Blunden, 2006, Open spaces Publishing
(
ISBN 0-9752333-2-7) Available through Bicycle Network Victoria

Bike Tours Around Victoria: Exploring Regional Victoria by Bike and Train
Julia Blunden, 2004, Open Spaces Publishing
(
ISBN 0-9587331-7-1) Available through Bicycle Network Victoria

Rail Trails of Victoria and South Australia
Fiona Colquhoun, Alexander McCooke, Vince Aitkin & Ray Peace, 2001, Railtrails Australia Inc
(ISBN 0 957 9759 0 2)

New South Wales

Bike Rides Around Sydney: Exploring Sydney by Bike, Ferry and Train
Ian Connellan & Neil Irvine, 2005, Open Spaces Publishing
(
ISBN 0-9752333-1-9) Available through Bicycle Network Victoria

 

 

Touring overseas

 

Cycling New Zealand

Nicola Wells, Neil Irvine & Ian Duckworth, 2000, Lonely Planet Publications
(ISBN 1 86450 031 X)

 

Cycling Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Nick Ray & Ian Duckworth, 2001, Lonely Planet Publications
(ISBN 1 86450 168 5)

 

Greece on My Wheels
Edward Enfield, 2003, Summersdale
(ISBN 1840242809)

 

It's not about the Tapas: Around Spain on Two Wheels
Polly Evans, 2005, Delta
(ISBN 038904349925)

 

 

Challenge riding

 

The long distance cyclists' handbook

Simon Doughty, 2001,  A & C Black (Publishers) Ltd, London

(ISBN 0 7136 5819 3)

 

The Lance Armstrong Performance Program: Seven weeks to the Perfect Ride: The Training, Strengthening and Eating Plan behind the World's Greatest Cycling Victory

Lance Armstrong & Chris Carmichael with Peter Joffre Nye, 2003, Rodale Ltd, London (Distributed by Pan Macmillan)

(ISBN 1-4050-2102-0)

 

Mountain biking

Off Road Cycling Adventures (Edition 2)
Kieran Ryan, 2002, ORCA Publishing & Education
(ISBN 0975006703) Available through Bicycle Network Victoria

 

Bike culture and general interest 

Close to Flying
Cadel Evans, Rob Arnold, 2009, Hardie Grant SBS
(ISBN 9781740666671) Available through Bicycle Network Victoria

Pedals and Petticoats: On the Road in Post-War Europe
Mary Elsy, 2005, Summersdale
(ISBN 1840244399)