Quercus buys cycling title by Geraint Thomas

Quercus has acquired a book about cycling by Olympic gold medallist and world champion Geraint Thomas after a "fierce auction".   In The World of Cycling According to G, which will be published in hardback and ebook on the 29th October, Thomas talks about the world of cycling, from “grovelling up the Mortirolo Pass to a weekend jaunt with the lads up Caerphilly Mountain”.   Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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