Cycling to the Ashes
A Cricketing Odyssey From London to Brisbane
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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- £9.99
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
One man, one bike, two Mongoose cricket bats, one tropical disease, 16,000 miles and a lot of dead kangaroos ...
Oli Broom loves cricket. So much so that in 2009 he left his 9 to 5 in London and set off to cycle to Brisbane for the Ashes. Along the way he played cricket in the shadow of the Blue Mosque, slept in a goat pen in Sudan, dodged a 5-metre crocodile in the outback, battled mountains in sub-zero temperatures in Bulgaria and successfully negotiated the treacherous highways of India.
Starring the colourful characters he met on his travels, this is a funny and poignant tale for anyone who's ever dreamt of jacking in the day job to embark on an incredible adventure.
Customer Reviews
Not just about the physical challenge
This book was an engrossing and entertaining read (admittedly for a person who loves cricket and has dappled in a bit of long distance cycling!).
What is most refreshing is the authors focus on the experience of the cycle and the journey. So often these cycling books focus on the physical challenge, but Oli manages to combine vivid descriptions of the changing cultural and physical landscape with his own physical and emotional battles. This is not just a book for those who love cricket.
He has definitely cleared the fence with this one. Can't wait for book number two!