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.