The Sporting Summer
With Le Tour, Wimbledon, The British Open and more to look forward to Philosophy Football’s MARK PERRYMAN reviews summer books for those who share in the expectation.

A SUMMER sport for all? Despite the Cricket World Cup and a home Ashes series, not too many will be picking up bat, ball and stumps for a knockabout.
If anything gets us off the sun loungers, it’s likely to be a bike. Cycling’s temporary success in boosting numbers on two wheels coincided with unprecedented British cyclists’ success at both the Olympics and Le Tour.
How to Ride a Bike by Chris Hoy handily combines both, all the glamour of a six-time Olympic gold medallist with a how-to-guide for those who’d like to cycle both further and faster.
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