The Road Book 2019 raises the standard even further. Charting a momentous season in cycling including all three Grand Tours, the legendary Monuments, and the iconic Yorkshire held World Championships.

Launched in 2018, The Road Book is the first of its kind, supplying every single World Tour race across the men’s and women’s calendar, exclusive essays from leading figures within cycling, team profiles and more.

The Road Book has become the indispensable companion to every serious cycling fan, commentator and admirer of the sport.

ESSAYS INCLUDE:

Philippe Auclair explores the effervescent character of his superstar compatriot Julian Alaphilippe

Paul Fournel – Parisian philosopher, playwright and cycling obsessive has written a poem in which he laments his country’s continuing frustration

Matt Rendell puts into context the deeper significance of Egan Bernal’s extraordinary victory

Orla Chennaoui examines the unique contribution – and differing opinions – of former rivals Ina Teutenberg and Giorgia Bronzini

Kit Nicholson charts the rise to the top of the latest Dutch star; the unstoppable Lorena Wiebes

Richard Carapaz writes exclusively for The Road Book about his sensational Giro d’Italia win

Philippe Gilbert relives his victory at Paris–Roubaix, from flag drop to the famous showers

Annemiek van Vleuten offers an exclusive first-person account of how she claimed her first World Road Race Championship

Bob Roll tells of the hurt he feels at the loss of Paul Sherwen and the heavy responsibility of commentating alongside Phil Liggett

Michael Hutchinson picks apart in forensic detail the Amstel Gold Race, won in breathtaking fashion by Mathieu van der Poel