Books by Paul Jones
“End to End is about cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats in Scotland as a timed exercise. It’s the entire length of the UK and the men’s record is somewhere in the neighborhood of just over 40 hours, the women’s record is just over 50. What Paul Jones does in the book is tie together really elegantly a personal narrative about what cycling means to him and mental health with the stories of a fair number of athletes who have tackled this end-to-end record stretching back 100 years…I don’t want to understate Paul Jones’s ability to write a beautiful sentence. He’s very concerned with the idea of journeys shaping meaning, and questions that I’m very interested in as well. Basic questions of not just life on a bike, but life itself. Why is this so painful? What does this pain have to teach me physically, emotionally, and so on—he does an amazing job on that front.” Read more...
James Hibbard, Sportspersons & Sportswriter
Interviews where books by Paul Jones were recommended
The Best Cycling Books, recommended by James Hibbard
As a professional cyclist, James Hibbard looked to philosophy to provide some of the answers he was looking for. He describes that quest in his book, The Art of Cycling. Here, he shares some of his own favourite cycling books, from the best cycling novel to the true story of cyclists who aim to ride the entire length of the United Kingdom in 40 hours. These are books that you don’t need to be a professional cyclist or die-hard fan to appreciate.
