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Beryl - WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023: In Search of Britain's Greatest Athlete, Beryl Burton

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Alastair Campbell The most comprehensive chronicle of its kind * Yorkshire Post * Remarkable -- Ilkley Gazette One of the greatest figures in the history of British sport. By wading into the weeds of her complicated life before and after her accident, Galer leaves readers with a complex portrait of a woman who defied and challenged gender and disability norms of her time, paving the way for disability justice. Last time I wrote a review about a biography of Beryl Burton (which is not something you get to say very often), I questioned why it had taken so long for one to appear; now I am wondering why we have another one already! However, with women at that time excluded from Olympic cycling, the possibility of even greater celebrity was denied to her – while performances on the world stage brought her more attention abroad than they did at home. At the very least Beryl Burton should be talked about like pre-TV era male footballers who hold records that will never be broken (Dixie Dean etc).

A panel of judges from the world of sports and journalism, chaired by author and journalist Alyson Rudd, concluded a four-month judging process, whittling a record 158 entries down to the winning book. Waterstones Best Books of 2022 * I simply cannot exaggerate how bloody great this book is and how inspiring Beryl's story is -- Emma Cole * Cyclist * My 97-year-old mother-in-law has no interest in cycling but picked it up from our kitchen table, took it home, and loved it! it is an excellent book [and] well worth a read * Cycling Europe Podcast * Charts the incredible story of cyclist Beryl Burton, who set a world record in 1967 and was Britain's best all-rounder for 25 successive years.That fact isn’t a barrier to enjoying the book if you like any form of sport and/or are interested in what makes some people push themselves so hard even when there’s clearly no gain to be had.

Since our earliest beginnings, every documented society has gathered to perform elaborate rites and ceremonies - from mass worship to body modification - yet ritual poses a deep paradox: why do we give the utmost importance to otherwise pointless activities? Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall). The truth is she was a cycling phenomenon [and] ferociously competitive Yorkshire girl, who swept the board in all the various British national championships. A fan of sleeping wild long before bikepacking made it fashionable, he’s convinced that traffic levels and human happiness are negatively correlated.Joseph Delves is a former editor of Cycling Electric, former editor-at-large of BikesEtc and a regular contributor to Cyclist Magazine and Cyclist.

Similarly, there is some explanation of life behind the Iron Curtain, and how 'an ingrained doping system inside Russia' is likely to have 'unfairly denied [Burton] further world titles'. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.Beryl Potter was a reserved working-class mother of three living a decent life, or so it seemed, when a harmless slip and fall marked the unravelling of everything that she had known about herself and the world around her. This biography stands as a powerful testament to Beryl’s transformation into a formidable activist, profoundly reshaping the landscape of disability justice. The book elicits a range of emotions from awe at her achievements to being disturbed by some of her eccentricities and inevitability bewildered and saddened by the actions of cycling’s governing bodies and many of those who ran them at the time. TheDeorhord by Hana Videen is a fascinating collection of medieval creatures large and small, and a delightful dive into Old English. This fabulous book brings the person and her phenomenal, groundbreaking achievements to light - I couldn't put it down.

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