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Edward Pickering is a writer and journalist who is editor of Procycling magazine. He was previously deputy editor of Cycle Sport, and has been a regular contributor to Cycling Weekly, Rouleur and The Cycling Anthology. He has also written for the New York Times and Loaded.

Edward was shortlisted for Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards for his last book, The Race Against Time, about the rivalry between Chris Boardman and Graeme Obree, and he was also the co-author of Robbie McEwen’s autobiography, One Way Road.

Edward is a keen fair-weather cyclist, whose mid-life crisis is manifesting itself in an ongoing project to run a sub-three hour marathon. He also loves to indulge his other passion, taiko drumming.

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It is known as the race of truth, the purest form of the sport. The time trial - one man against the clock - lies at the heart of British cycling culture, and when two of the finest exponents of the art went head to head in the 1990s, the result was explosive. The rivalry between Graeme Obree and Chris Boardman, and their extraordinary achievements on both track and road, were simply epic; their feats are lauded to this day.

In The Race Against Time, Edward Pickering uncovers the history and secrets of time trialling, explores British cycling's most famous battles, and recounts how it evolved into the ultimate test, the hour record. In this simple but brutal challenge of endurance, the mercurial Obree and metronomic Boardman pushed the boundaries of technology - and pain - to areas the cycling world had never known existed.

It is a story of two men with contrasting and complex characters, yet with a brilliant understanding of the science of speed and a common desire to be the fastest cyclist on the planet. It is also the story of the beginning of a revolution in British cycling that would inspire a new generation with a cascade of Olympic medals, world champions, and the nation's first ever Tour de France winner.