false 657466 7 <div>A literary sports classic, finally available in the U.S. <br><br>Originally published in Holland in 1978, <i>The Rider</i> 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. <br><br>Not a dry history of the sport, <i>The Rider</i> is beloved as a bicycle odyssey, a literary masterpiece that describes in painstaking detail one 150-kilometer race in a mere 150 pages. <i>The Rider</i> is the ultimate book for bike lovers as well as the arm-chair sports enthusiast. <br></div> 875003 1999 The Rider total:158|5:62|4:71|3:22|2:3|1:0| 158 666 205 45 5 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 16:59:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 17:09:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 09:34:41 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 20:56:58 -0700 2008
Anyone who's never raced a bike would be mystified as to the appeal of this book. Anyone who has will completely identify with Krabbé's stream of consciousness heading toward delirium writing style.

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james told me that this book would tell me more about racing. fair enough. i did learn a bit about the techniques and some of the history, anecdotal as it was. more though, this book reminded me why i dislike organized and competitive sports: the people who enj...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 17 08:03:15 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 08:11:17 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 06 14:39:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 23:45:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:55:03 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:58:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 13:20:55 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 13:22:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 15:52:15 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 15:39:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 18 14:42:39 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 14:44:22 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 17 16:11:12 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 16:31:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 12:23:04 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 12:25:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 31 00:03:08 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 00:14:18 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 13 14:26:14 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 14:27:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Dec 25 17:20:38 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 17:21:51 -0800 2008
I had a vicarious blast reading this!]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 11:30:21 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 06:08:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 28 21:42:38 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 21:54:12 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:25:20 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 00:25:20 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5925673