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PEZ Bookshelf: Cycling Along Europe’s Rivers

“Cycling Along Europe's Rivers” by Michael Lyon is subtitled “Bicycle Touring Made Easy and Affordable” and pretty much delivers on this promise. The author has nearly three decades of experience cycling in Europe annually and the book is…

PEZ Bookshelf: Pantani Was A God

Don't be misled by the title of this excellent book. “Pantana Was A God” is not a panegyric, a worshipful recounting of the life of the last pro cyclist to win the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same year. It is two books in…

PEZ Bookshelf: 48 Days

As we look forward to a titanic struggle between Evenepoel and Roglic for the Maglia Rosa. Remco won his first Grand Tour, the Vuelta, in September 2022 and is now going for his second nine months later. In 1981 only three days separated…

PEZ Bookshelf: The Buddha and the Bee

It is said that people travel to see the world, or to run away from something behind them, and in his entertaining book, “The Buddha and the Bee,” author Cory Mortensen discovers that perhaps his reason for wanting to ride his bicycle from…

PEZ Bookshelf: The Art of Cycling

Participants in men's professional bike racing have not been noted for intellectual pursuits or firepower. Maybe you don't have to think much when riding. But in “The Art of Cycling,” perhaps the most unusual cycling-related book we have…

Canyon//SRAM’s Alex Morrice Gets PEZ’d!

With her successful participation in the Zwift Academy competition in December 2022, British rider Alex Morrice landed a two year contract with Women's WorldTour team Canyon//SRAM, a thrill for any serious rider. In March Leslie Reissner…