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The Rider | 
 enlarge | Author: Tim Krabbe
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Category: Book
List Price: $12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 18777
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1582342903
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781582342900
ASIN: 1582342903
Publication Date: June 12, 2003
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Product Description
A literary sports classic, finally available in the U.S. Originally published in Holland in 1978, The Rider became an instant cult classic, selling over 100,000 copies. Brilliantly conceived and written at a break-neck pace, it is a loving, imaginative, and, above all, passionate tribute to the art of bicycle road racing. Not a dry history of the sport, The Rider is beloved as a bicycle odyssey, a literary masterpiece that describes in painstaking detail one 150-kilometer race in a mere 150 pages. The Rider is the ultimate book for bike lovers as well as the arm-chair sports enthusiast.
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 Great story! September 15, 2008
This book is very well written. At times, I felt like I was actually there to experience the events. I even learned some things about racing strategies from this book. I fell in love with this sport all over again.
fun, quick read September 1, 2008
Run, quick read. Great book for any cyclist. I could relate to some of his stratedgies as he was going thru the race and his feelings of praying for a mechanical. The book tends to jump around a bit, think "Lost style" flashbacks. This book will get passed on to some friends in my group ride for sure. One of the best cycling books I've read, still like Obree's book best though.
 Magic! August 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really loved the book. It is for sure in my 10 best books ever list.
The book really manages to describe with precision what goes inside a rider's mind (and all the dilemas) during a race. The style is quite humurous and easy to read.
But do not forget that the book is literally rich and powerfull. There are some phrases on the book that kept me wake for a couple of nights...
But I am not sure if a non-racer entusiast will like it that much.
Riding with the Rider June 1, 2008
Good writing style. I felt as if I were the rider myself in those competitions. Good inspiration for me as a beginning road cyclist. I also own Lance Armstrong books. Strongly recommend on this one. Fun and Knowledge filled writing style.
Read and learn May 14, 2008
It'd help you to know something about bike race tactics before you read Krabbe's book. You think bike-racing's all about speed ? Think again. There's chess there as well, psychology, self-awareness. I admit it, at times I was perplexed by Krabbe's narrative. It's a terrific read though, leaves you limp and elated at the same time.
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