Bike Scotland Trails Guide

by Richard Moore, Andy McCandlish

With the 2007 Mountain Biking World Championships approaching and some of the most exciting mountain bike centres in Britain being developed, Scotland has well earned its title 'outdoor capital of Europe' and in this book, the country's most respected mountain bike journalist and photographer team up to select 40 of the best mountain biking routes across the country. "Bike Scotland Trails Guide" covers all of Scotland's popular mountain biking centres, as well as many less-known routes explored by the authors. This little book is indispensable for anyone new to mountain biking in Scotland, but there are also some unexpected finds for those who want to get seriously off the beaten trail.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Richard Moore is a freelance journalist and author. His first book, In Search of Robert Millar (HarperSport), won Best Biography at the 2008 British Sports Book Awards. His second book, Heroes, Villains & Velodromes (HarperSport), was long-listed for the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year.

He is also the author of Slaying the Badger: LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France (Yellow Jersey, May 2011), and Sky’s the Limit: British Cycling’s Quest to Conquer the Tour de France (HarperSport, June 2011).

His latest book, The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100m final, will be published by Wisden Sports Writing in June, 2012.

He is also a former racing cyclist who represented Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 1998 Tour de Langkawi.