Tour de France memoir ‘The Escape’ wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025
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...