The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me by David Walsh & Pippa York #joyce chair of the Man Booker

chair of the Man Booker Prize judges

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Every time the work gets punishing or the bosses too bossy

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The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me by David Walsh & Pippa York #joyce chair of the Man BookerWinner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025 A Sunday Times Best Book of 2025 A Guardian Best Sports Book 2025 A unique memoir from British cyclings most fascinating competitor. In the summer of 2020, sportswriter David Walsh invited Pippa York began a series of journeys following the Tour de France. A nostalgic voyage through the worlds most competitive bike race for Walsh it was the chance to get to know the Tours most enigmatic