It is only now a matter of days until three become four and the new book – Le Grand Tour on a Bike Called Wanda – is published. The date is May 1st although you can already pre-order the eBook from Amazon if you want to start reading at midnight on the 1st! The paperback isn’t available to pre-order but rest assured that will also be available from May 1st. Initially you’ll have to go via Amazon to get hold of the book but Apple Books will also have the book available on iTunes, hopefully from May 1st. And if you’d like a signed copy, keep reading as these should be dispatched this very weekend, several days before the official publication!

The link to pre-order the eBook via Amazon is here. That’s where you’ll also be able to find the paperback as from May 1st. If you’d like a signed copy of the book, here’s the form to complete:

Le Grand Tour on a Bike called Wanda (signed copy)

£15.00

The price includes postage and packing for addresses within the UK and the books should hopefully be sent by Monday 29th at the latest if you get your order in today. If you happen to be visiting the Cycle Touring Festival in Coniston over the weekend of May 3rd-5th, I will have some books available to purchase at a discounted rate (already???) of just £10. (Tickets for the event are still available btw.)

If you’d like to know a little more before you purchase, why not listen to episode 078 of The Cycling Europe Podcast. It was recorded last weekend with Andrew Edwards, formerly of the BBC, asking the questions.

However you choose to consume the book, I hope you enjoy the read. 🙂

Le Grand Tour on a Bike Called Wanda

Secondary school teacher and inveterate would-be adventurer Andrew P. Sykes is back in the saddle. This time, however, it doesn’t belong to his long-term sidekick Reggie. There’s a fresh-faced kid on the block and she’s a bike called Wanda. (Nothing fishy about that!)
The new double act set off on a grand tour of Europe to explore some of the continent’s most iconic cycling routes and locations: the Vélomaritime, the Avenue Verte to Paris, the Véloscénie to Mont-Saint-Michel, the Vélodyssée, the Canal de la Garonne, the Canal du Midi, the ViaRhôna, the Furka Pass and the Rhine are all on the itinerary of this light-hearted loop from the Hook of Holland… to the Hook of Holland.
Join Andrew and Wanda as they put their best foot and only front wheel forward in a hot, dusty but at times very damp quest to delve into the lives, landscapes, history and culture of some of our nearest continental cousins and the countries they call home.
[Warning: This adventure also contains trains.]

Quotes

“I love, love, love the humour”

Helen Moat, travel writer

“Engaging, witty and pacy”

Steve Silk, journalist and travel writer

“Interesting, intriguing, humorous and well-written”

Brian Palmer, The Washing Machine Post

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