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God is Dead, by Andy McGrath

By Feargal McKay May 4, 2022, 8:00am EDT

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End to End, by Paul Jones

A history of the Lands End to John o’Groats record

By Feargal McKay Apr 29, 2022, 3:00pm EDT

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Raincoats are for Tourists, by Isabel Best

By Feargal McKay Dec 23, 2021, 11:00am EST

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Cycling Novels – Beyond HG Wells and Tim Krabbé

By Feargal McKay December 14, 2019

Mythologies: Alphonse Steinès and the Invention of the Pyrénées

By Feargal McKay March 20

Mythologies: Major Taylor, Henri Desgrange and a Wheelbarrow Full of Centimes

By Feargal McKay January 9

When Josephine Baker Sprinkled Her Stardust on the Tour de France

From 1933 to 1938 the American star of the Jazz Age played a role in the Tour’s grand départ and in doing so helped reshape the Tour for a new audience.

By Feargal McKay October 14, 2021

Revolutionary Times – The Birth of the Women’s Hour Record

By Feargal McKay September 11, 2018

The First Hours - The Hour Record Before Henri Desgrange

A brief history of the Hour record before it was reinvented by Henri Desgrange

By Feargal McKay August 22, 2018

The Penny Hour - The Last Hour Record Set On A High-Wheeled Bicycle

By Feargal McKay January 30, 2018

Dirty Feet, by Les Woodland

A brief history of the Tour de France from the veteran cycling historian Les Woodland

By Feargal McKay December 13, 2021