The Sunday Times Number One bestselling biography of Eddy Merckx, the greatest cyclist of all time, by William Fotheringham, Britain's top cycling writer.

Merckx - a natural champion who, famously, never knew what prize money was, but regularly rode himself and others into agony and glory - is a fine choice for a writer of Fotheringham's skill and cycling knowledge... A fascinating, often bleak portrait of remarkable athlete and an unnerving man. It is also a salient reminder to anyone inspired by our pedalling Olympians that cycling is in truth among the cruelest of sports - one in which cannibals can grow into megastars -- Brian Schofield Sunday Times A fine portrait of obsession, and a rich reminder that cycling did not begin with Lance Armstrong. Financial Times The Cantona or Muhammad Ali of cycling, this Belgian's story is amazing - and it's told by one of the greatest cycling reporters around... Top Notch Loaded Remarkable and impressive . everything you want to know about Merckx and more. -- Richard Abraham Cycling Weekly If you're staying in. the full unvarnished of one man's heaven, and hell, on wheels. i, Independent

William Fotheringham writes for the Guardian and Observer on cycling and rugby. A racing cyclist and launch editor of procycling and Cycle Sport magazines, he has reported on over twenty Tours de France. He is the critically lauded author of Fallen Angel, Roule Britannia, and Put Me Back on My Bike, which Velo magazine called 'The best cycling biography ever written.