All the Medals Have Been Handed Out

by Guy Martin

Brought to you by Penguin.

Guy’s been pushing himself to the outer limits, as usual. There's no medals, no big ceremony at the end of it all. He's just driven by putting himself through the misery. And coming out smiling.

The TV job took him to Columbia, where he was waterboarded, shot and shown round a cocaine factory in a jungle clearing. He's also been to the Arctic to join the Royal Marines at their winter training centre, where he plunged into icy waters, marched up mountains and camped out in the freezing wilderness. We can exclusively reveal here that he had a fractured shoulder at the time.

Off the telly, he’s gone on two epic bike rides, the first to Istanbul, then Istanbul to Baku, led by his sat nav along multi-lane motorways and up remote goat tracks, sleeping on the roadside. He’s been racing (and crashing) on Mablethorpe Beach, he’s entered the Scott Trial twice, one of the toughest motorcycle endurance events in the world, and he’s been working on the ‘300mph job’ – that’s the world record he's going for on two wheels and he’s building a bike to get him there. So far he's reached 276 mph, and he's the only person who can tell you what that feels like.

Welcome to the world of Guy Martin.

Guy Martin 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

320 pages, Paperback

Published May 14, 2026

About the author

Guy Martin is publicly known primarily as an English motorcycle racer, who also works as a lorry mechanic and TV presenter. He has mainly competed in road racing events such as the Isle of Man TT, Ulster Grand Prix and North West 200. Since 2011, Martin has also found success as the front man of several television programmes focusing on his passions of engineering, motor vehicles and speed.

Reviews

[Dave Williams]

This latest installment into Guys adventures is nothing more than rehashing his TV shows with the odd chapters about personal bike rides thrown in for good measure.

The whole narrative doesn't sound like Guy and it's very obvious that the ghost writer is putting more of his own mannerisms into this book than Guy's which I find a shame. I briefly met Guy at Snetterton back when he was racing for Shaun Muir in BSB and he didn't sound anything like the Guy in this book. Yes, people can change but not the way they speak.

Overall I'd say that this is the weakest one of his collection, not counting the Speed book which was just awful, unfinished did nothing more than cash in on Guy's name, which is a pity because his first three are thoroughly good reads

[Brian Greaves]

What is there to say, its another Guy Martin book, entertaining but not exhilarating, the fact is that although I enjoyed the read, its probably the one ive enjoyed the least and ive read all his books, quite simply hes not done as much as he had in the previous ones, and when he has done is not quite as interesting.

[Jayne]

Another proper book from a proper bloke. Well, he is from Yorkshire. I love this man. He his humble, honest and says it how it is. He doesn't care if you like him or not. There is no hubris. Just a genuine man telling us about his adventures and views without artiface. That's what makes it good. A reyt proper read.

[Steve Barrett]

Interesting, but this book has lessened my opinion of him. I love his TV programmes and his down-to-earth style, but in this book he comes across as a bit of an oddball. Delights in telling us how he ignores good advice and he does such strange things against all the evidence of what is sensible/logical.

[Shelley Morris]

Same old Guy, new stories through life. Absolutely brilliant

[Owen]

A whistle stop tour through Guy's most recent TV series and escapades. An enjoyable read and some interesting stuff on how some of the shows were made

[Nick Bland]

Really enjoyed this one.

[Eva Roke]

Still entertaining. A lot about his TV shows that are already out in the public, and rehashing of previous adventures. A shame because I loved the previous three

[William Fort-Schaale]

Mad lad that inspires adventure. Well written and being dyslexic and having an engineering mind I found the descriptions amazing.

[Martyn]

It’s Guy Martin - It’s good!! Easy to read, fun, eye opening at times. The man is a legend!

[Jan Farrell]

Good fun read, maybe lacks a bit of depth.