This is a rare and precious book. It has
been compiled from photographs taken by Phil O’Connor in his 21
years as a specialist photographer of cycling events. What
is so unique about this collection is that it not only contains
photographs of the heroes of the Tour de France but also includes
many of the British champions of the past two decades and images
of ordinary clubmen going about the sport they love. In this
book Phil O’Connor captures the very essence of cycle sport in a
collection that will appeal both to the committed cyclist as well
as to those who love photography. During the past 21 years
Phil’s work has been published in specialist magazines
and the general media across the world. Here, for the first
time, his best and favourite work is gathered in one volume.The sport of cycling lends itself
to photography in a way that most other sports do not. Cycling
takes place on a variety of terrain, the cobbles of northern
France and the mountains of the south, the crowded indoor velodromes
and the farm tracks of cross-country races. This book shows
them all and includes evocative images of that most British of sports – the early morning time trial as well as photographs of mountain
bike racing, cyclo-cross, track racing, the one-day classics and
the great European tours. |
