A compendium of fascinating facts, quotations, statistics, stories, personalities, advice and trivia - fully revised to included cycling's dramatic increase in popularity since this volume was first published - it will inspire and entertain cycling fans and all other readers alike. This revised and updated edition includes stories on: Bono's cycling accident in Central Park, New York; the wedding of Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson, when they rode to church on white bicycles; the London 2012 Olympic Games and 2014 Commonwealth Games cycling events; the Tour de Yorkshire starting in 2015 and the 2014 Tour de France grand depart (and Giro d'Italia starting in Ireland in the same year); epic bicycle journeys; MAMIL (middle-aged men in lycra) activities; new technology. Muck, Sweat & Gears is the perfect gift for the cyclist in your life whether he or she is an everyday commuter, mountain biker, cycle courier, tourist or racer.