Mastermind: How Dave Brailsford Reinvented the Wheel

by Richard Moore

Leading cycling writer Richard Moore's profile of Dave Brailsford, the head of Team Sky and the man who masterminded the British Cycling revolution, gives a unique insight into the psychology of one of the most fascinating figures in world sport.

Genres: Biography, Cycling, Audiobook, Sports, Business, Nonfiction

63 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 7, 2013

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.

Reviews

[Marc Grant]

Book was too sort about a Man that has achieved much🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

[Samuel Hinson]

A nice short read

It is a short read, but it is only cheap so o think it is well worth it.

I read a review that said: “most of the content in the book can be found on the internet”. This is true of nearly all books, is it not? Obviously while that may be true, the book organised this systematically.

The book is a bit wordy in parts, but overall I think it is good.

[James]

Barely 2 stars I'm afraid. Short and far too light on detail or critical analysis. On the plus side, I didn't have to pay for it except with my time...

[Ioan]

Was alright.
Didn't learn much.
Good for the waiting room

[Kyle Anderson]

Until a self written account of the man who seems to create champions at will comes a long, this brief insight into his past, temperament and philosophies ought to satisfy the needs of those looking to learn more about this mysteriously inspirational character.

[Chris Downey]

Interesting, but I would have liked to learn more about the marginal gains aspects of strategy.