I really like Michael Barry's prose although his new book ("Shadows on the Road") felt a touch on the exploitative side to me. A disappointment but not a surprise that he doped given his history (US Postal etc). He is a talented rider and writer too but I had a nagging feeling that it was a bit too easy a "mea culpa, now buy my book". Having said that it clearly had a profound effect on him... and who am I to judge...
Sean Kelly - Hunger - ace especially when imagining him reading it in his indecipherable accent (torty-tree kilometres to go)
The Death of Marco Pantani - Matt Rendell
David Millar - racing through the dark.
I haven;t read many cycling books, but I enjoyed that - explained well about his doping and his current anti-doping efforts.
Yep, I agree - a really good read