The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold by Tim Moore

The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold by Tim Moore

'Bill Bryson on two wheels' Independent Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike. Asking for trouble and getting it, he sets off at the Arctic winter's brutal height, bullying his plucky MIFA 900 through the endless and massively sub-zero desolation of snowbound Finland. Haunted throughout the journey by the border detritus of watchtowers and rusted razor wire, Moore reflects on the curdling of the Communist dream, and the memories of a Cold War generation reared on the fear of apocalypse - at a time of ratcheting East-West tension. After three months, 20 countries and a 58-degree jaunt up the centigrade scale, man and bike finally wobble up to a Black Sea beach in Bulgaria, older and wiser, but mainly older.

One hundred per cent self-inflicted … Beyond stupid … It's hilarious-- Adrian Chiles * Radio 5 Live *
Bill Bryson on two wheels. * Independent *
The world's funniest travel writer. * Observer *
A good, entertaining writer, laugh-out-loud funny in parts. * Irish Independent *
It’s a hoot. -- Michael Kerr * Daily Telegraph, Book of the Year *
It’s a hoot. -- Michael Kerr * Daily Telegraph, Book of the Year *

Tim Moore’s writing has appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Observer, the Sunday Times and Esquire. He is the author of Gironimo!, French Revolutions, Do Not Pass Go, Spanish Steps, Nul Points, I Believe In Yesterday and You Are Awful (But I Like You). He lives in London.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780224100212
ISBN 10	0224100211
Title	The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold
Author	Tim Moore
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2017-05-18
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable