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I finally gave in to the Rapha hype and bought Tim Krabbe's 'The Rider' for my holiday read. As much as I hate to admit it, it was a really good read, and summed up a lot of the reasons why cycling is so important to me.
For those that don't know, it's basically a rider's take on an amateur race, and is written in sections of kilometres during the race - interspersed with stories about professional riders of the time, and the writer's own cycling history.
Only problem was that I finished it in a day, so ended up reading my book of Kafka's short stories. 'Description of a Struggle' was really hard work, but I've enjoyed a lot of the other stories, like 'The Metamorphosis'.
I'm currently getting loads of books through on Buddhism. I learnt a lot about it while I was on holiday, and just feel compelled to learn more - it's just fascinating stuff.