Hardback was a top ten bestselling sports book - over 12,000 hardbacks sold Our book on the Tour de France Centennial has sold over 50,000 copies at 25, which makes this a bargain Paperback published in the run up to Tour de France 2005, when Lance Armstrong will try to make it 7 wins in a row 'A Significant Other is a tour de force of endeavour, landscape, history, and -something rare in the world of sport though central to the world of cycling- altruistic generosity' Jim Crace 'Rendell elegantly elucidates the tactical technicalities of cycling's unique mixture of co-operation and competition, teamwork and individualism.Through Pena's transcribed first-person accounts, Rendell places us right in the midst of the swarming bunch' Guardian 'You won't find a better analysis of the extraordinary collective feat that is a team of cyclists working together at speed' Independent on Sunday.