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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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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.
]]> 1999 5 0 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...]]> 21856958 818975 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 5 1 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.

Sit on K...more...]]> 30943544 147578 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 0 1 false Tue Oct 14 20:00:30 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 18:01:14 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 20:00:30 -0700 2008 40678078 150010 5925673 0747556385 9780747556381 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5925673.The_Rider 4.25 8 The Rider he has created a book unique in the ranks of sporting literature, and probably elsewhere. Already acclaimed as a cycling classic, this translation from the original Dutch serves not only to evoke the endeavour and exhaustive struggle of road racing, but also inspires as a study into the workings of the human mind, from the context of a racing cyclist. The narrative is driven by an analysis equal parts psychological and philosophical, strategic and surreal. The reader might feel that Krabbé is presenting the race or the rider as a metaphor for life in general, but the author might argue that it is more than that as he brings the ecstasy and the agony of the race, and the descriptions of his fellow competitors, to such a prominent position that all else is somehow of little significance. Perhaps Krabbé's real point is that only the rider can truly understand what makes the feelings engendered by the race so vital. For the rest of us, his description might be the nearest we get. Nevertheless, The Rider stands as a masterpiece, and alone of its kind. The feelings experienced by the actors of endurance sports have never been so well captured, nor the power and the pain of cycle racing captured in such a cerebral yet compelling manner.--Trevor Crowe]]> 1999 5 0 false Mon Dec 22 10:04:44 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 12:50:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 37619124 1049845 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 4 0 false Thu Nov 13 08:59:08 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 14:13:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 54311761 2138840 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 2 0 false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 19:44:04 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 11:22:24 -0700 2009
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...]]> 43343581 1536740 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 5 0 false Sat Jan 17 08:03:15 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 08:11:17 -0800 2009 ...more...]]> 37061367 1281524 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 4 0 false Thu Nov 06 14:39:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 23:45:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 68670686 35642 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 4 0 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...]]> 39460339 863405 5925673 0747556385 9780747556381 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5925673.The_Rider 4.21 161 The Rider he has created a book unique in the ranks of sporting literature, and probably elsewhere. Already acclaimed as a cycling classic, this translation from the original Dutch serves not only to evoke the endeavour and exhaustive struggle of road racing, but also inspires as a study into the workings of the human mind, from the context of a racing cyclist. The narrative is driven by an analysis equal parts psychological and philosophical, strategic and surreal. The reader might feel that Krabbé is presenting the race or the rider as a metaphor for life in general, but the author might argue that it is more than that as he brings the ecstasy and the agony of the race, and the descriptions of his fellow competitors, to such a prominent position that all else is somehow of little significance. Perhaps Krabbé's real point is that only the rider can truly understand what makes the feelings engendered by the race so vital. For the rest of us, his description might be the nearest we get. Nevertheless, The Rider stands as a masterpiece, and alone of its kind. The feelings experienced by the actors of endurance sports have never been so well captured, nor the power and the pain of cycle racing captured in such a cerebral yet compelling manner.--Trevor Crowe]]> 1999 4 0 false Sat Dec 06 13:20:55 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 13:22:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 54051242 1939773 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 5 0 false Sun Apr 26 15:52:15 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 15:39:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 74946743 1575227 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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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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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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.
]]> 1999 5 0 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 24434777 1046160 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 5 0 false Fri Jun 13 14:26:14 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 14:27:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40899363 1744126 5925673 0747556385 9780747556381 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5925673.The_Rider 4.21 161 The Rider he has created a book unique in the ranks of sporting literature, and probably elsewhere. Already acclaimed as a cycling classic, this translation from the original Dutch serves not only to evoke the endeavour and exhaustive struggle of road racing, but also inspires as a study into the workings of the human mind, from the context of a racing cyclist. The narrative is driven by an analysis equal parts psychological and philosophical, strategic and surreal. The reader might feel that Krabbé is presenting the race or the rider as a metaphor for life in general, but the author might argue that it is more than that as he brings the ecstasy and the agony of the race, and the descriptions of his fellow competitors, to such a prominent position that all else is somehow of little significance. Perhaps Krabbé's real point is that only the rider can truly understand what makes the feelings engendered by the race so vital. For the rest of us, his description might be the nearest we get. Nevertheless, The Rider stands as a masterpiece, and alone of its kind. The feelings experienced by the actors of endurance sports have never been so well captured, nor the power and the pain of cycle racing captured in such a cerebral yet compelling manner.--Trevor Crowe]]> 1999 4 0 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!]]> 25928289 1074513 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 3 0 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...]]> 61464750 2224555 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 4 0 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 66619316 1317974 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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.
]]> 1999 3 0 false Sat Aug 08 00:25:20 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 00:25:20 -0700 2009 55092238 1332011 657466 1582342903 9781582342900 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562m/657466.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176832562s/657466.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/657466.The_Rider 4.21 161
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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