The long days of summer are over, it is now, as we settle in to autumn, that I like to start reading again.  I’ve been inspired by some of the reading challenges to be found on the internet, and have put together – A Reading Challenge for Cyclists

I started the challenge earlier in the year, choosing to read a few cycling themed / related books.  I will pick up the list again, and see if I can complete my 20 book challenge by next spring.  Here is how it is going so far…

A Reading Challenge for Cyclists.

1. Read a book set in Europe                                                                                          Mountain High by Daniel Frieze and Pete Goding, although I have to confess more looking at pictures than reading.
2. Read a book you can finish in a day                                                                                    The Rider by Tim Krabbe
3. Read a book written by a comedian                                                                                    I’ve recently finished reading Geronimo by Tim Moore, Tim isn’t officially a comedian, but the book did make me laugh a lot.
4. Read a book with a blue cover                                                                                                Sat on my bookshelf is the Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair by Park Tools, I don’t promise to read it by spring!
5. Read an autobiography                                                                                                    Hunger by Sean Kelly
6. Read a book about a road trip
7. Read a book that takes place on an island
8. Read a book with a number in the title
9. Read a book with a beautiful cover
10. Read a book to feed your wanderlust
11. Read a book with food in the title                                                                                       The Grand Tour Cookbook by Hannah Grant – this book does not strictly meet the   challenge, but it’s a good read, as well as a good cookbook.
12. Read a classic                                                                                                                                It’s a Rough Ride by Paul Kimmage 
13. Read a book you own but haven’t read                                                                               See number 4.
14. Read a book that has been made into a movie
15. Read a book based on a true story
16. Read a book that is more than 10 years old
17. Read a book that will make you smarter                                                                                 I think all books make you a little smarter, however for this challenge I read Manners by Kate Spade.
18. Read a book originally written in another language
19. Read a  self improvement book                                                                                                The Life Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo, I did infact find this book life changing see Kiss and Fly, I still have a tidy home!
20. Read a book set somewhere you want to visit

I still  have quite a lot of reading to do before I complete the challenge. You can download the challenge above, and if you need inspiration visit Cycling Weekly for the greatest 50 cycling books of all time.