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https://sportsbiblio.substack.com/p/a-questionable-sports-book-of-the A memoir by a Tour de France luminary is amazingly dubious about gender issues Wendy Parker Dec 21, 2025 As one of the best-known cycling journalists in the world, David Walsh has honed a distinctive reputation for going full-throttle on the sport’s most notorious doping figures. In his many dispatches for The Sunday Times in Britain and in several books, Walsh doggedly exposed the exploits of Armstrong and others in systematic doping activities that brought cycling into international disrepute. Thanks for reading Sports Biblio Reader! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Walsh was honored by the British Press Awards four times from 2000-13, as well as in his native Ireland, in large part due to his cycling exposes. He has been unapologetic about his pursuit of Armstrong, saying that “it’s been a good journey because the truth was never hard to find in this story.” More recently, Walsh blaste...

L’ex corridore è stato maglia a pois al Tour e 2° al Giro  «Dopo il ritiro ho toccato il fondo, sono stati gli anni peggiori  Poi i figli sono cresciuti, ho deciso di uscire allo scoperto»  Ha raccontato la sua vita in un libro Al Giro presi la borraccia di Visentini con cioccolata e grappa... Non ricordo più nulla 17 dic 2025 - La Gazzetta dello Sport  Di DAVIDE CHINELLATO Philippa York oggi è una scrittrice così apprezzata da aver vinto il premio di libro sportivo dell’anno in Gran Bretagna assegnato da William Hill col suo “The Escape”, scritto con David Walsh . Racconta la sua vita, anche quella in cui era Robert Millar, per 15 anni ciclista capace di vincere l’iconica maglia a pois al Tour 1984 e arrivare secondo al Giro d’Italia del 1987. Uno scalatore che ha sfidato non solo la giungla del gruppo, ma anche quel conflitto interiore che lo ha portato a scegliere di diventare Pippa York. Pippa, come descriverebbe il ciclista che era? «Come una persona decisamente...

The British cycling icon talks James Shrubsall through her astonishing journey, on and off the bike “I HAD TO LET GO OF THE EGO AND THE AMBITION,  THE ATTITUDE. IT WAS TIME TO MOVE ON” 4 Dec 2025 -  Cycling Weekly “I ENJOYED THE SPEED AND THE DANGER AND THE EXCITEMENT” These days most British bike racing fans can easily reel off handfuls of worldbeating home nation luminaries. So much so, it’s becoming hard to remember when British cycling had practically zero presence on the Continent. But that’s how it was: in the 1980s, you could count on one hand all the UK riders you might spot at the Tour de France. One rider you most certainly would have included in that tally was Philippa York – known then as Robert Millar . Glasgow-born York became the most successful British pro in years, with Tour de France stage wins and a historic fourth on GC, plus the mountains classification win in 1984 elevating her to superstar status among British fans. At the same time, York was enduring ...

(Image credit: Future) https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/on-the-road-with-philippa-york-and-david-walsh-the-escape-the-tour-the-cyclist-and-me-book-extract/ By Philippa York last updated November 27, 2025 York and Walsh discuss the Tour de France, gender in sport, doping, and much more in wide-ranging new book Published by Harper Collins, The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me by Pippa York and David Walsh is a new memoir from retired cyclist York and sportswriter Walsh, chronicling their time spent following the Tour de France , and reflecting on York's transition from Robert Millar to Philippa York . In November, the book won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, a prestigious award celebrating excellence in sports writing. Plus, you can buy it at a discount for Black Friday – scroll down for the deal. The book is told in a mixture of formats, from diary entries written by Walsh during the three Tours he did with York, transcribed dialogue between the pair, and ...

David Walsh and Pippa York with the  William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025 https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/books-and-reviews/the-escape-william-hill-sports-book-of-the-year-award-2025-pippa-york-david-walsh/ November 25, 2025 The travelogue written by Pippa York and David Walsh earns its authors the £30,000 top prize ; ‘ The Escape: The Tour, The Cyclist and Me ’ among seven books which made final shortlist ; York says book was “emotional and difficult” to write, while Walsh describes success as “overwhelming”… Former Tour de France cyclist Pippa York and esteemed Irish sports journalist David Walsh have won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025 with York’s unique memoir The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me . The Escape details Scottish stage-race specialist York and Sunday Times chief sports writer Walsh’s travels at recent editions of the Tour de France, tackling topics of doping, gender and sports psychology , discussing York’s 11 appearanc...

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/writing-this-book-was-emotional-and-at-times-difficult-philippa-york-and-david-walsh-win-william-hill-sports-book-of-the-year-2025 Pair win prestigious sports book award for The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me By Adam Becket published 26 November 2025 Philippa York  has said writing  The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me  was "emotional and at times difficult" after she won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2025. The  Tour de France  travelogue-cum-memoir, co-written with  Irish journalist David Walsh , reflects on topics including doping, gender and sports psychology. The Escape , which includes exploration of York's 11 appearances at the Tour between 1983 and 1993, was written by the pair after travelling together during recent editions of the French races. The award has run since 1989, and is awarded to the best sports book published in the UK. "I’m quite surprised to win the William Hill Sports Book of t...

JILL MEAD/THE GUARDIAN -  Pippa York: ‘I learned to fit in.  It wasn’t always welcoming,  but it wasn’t hostile all the time’ Tour de France stage winner Pippa York talks about transitioning, the Gorbals, and alienation in the peloton ‘Even now you don’t want your kid to be different,  because you know there’ll be a stigma attached’    -  Pippa York 16 Jun 2025 - The Guardian Jeremy Whittle Pippa York used to be Robert Millar , a stage winner and king of the mountains in the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia. Millar was also a podium finisher, in both the Vuelta a España and the Giro, a British national champion, and Tour of Britain winner. But Millar had also wanted to be a girl since the age of five, a secret that remained buried throughout childhood in Glasgow, the subsequent racing career, and beyond, into mid-life. In her new book, The Escape , written in collaboration with David Walsh , the 66-year-old unflinchingly documents the long and painful ...