Tim Krabbe – The Rider

Tim Krabbe – The Rider

To summarise the plot briefly, the central theme is an account of Krabbé’s participation in the fictional Tour de Mont Aigoual, a one-day race of 137km. Throughout the race report he regularly branches off into musings on various topics, and many flights of fancy.

I suspect that most of us enjoy the opportunity to let our minds wander during long hours in the saddle, but Krabbé takes it further than most – and surely further than anyone would have the capacity to manage in a race.

The result is a very readable story, although you would have to understand a bit about cycle racing to fully appreciate it.