At Speed: A Journey Through My Life in the Fast Lane

Tavbike: Great read!

Canada on Dec 03, 2018

Amazon Customer: amazing. really sucked me in.

Australia on Oct 17, 2015

berthet sylvie: Si vous aimez le cyclisme et plus particuliérement Mark Cavendish ou même le cyclisme britannique alors ce livre est fait pour vous.

France on Mar 14, 2015

Daniel J. Connelly: At Speed, Cavendish's second book about his life, includes some great descriptions of sprinting at the highest level. It provides a lot of insight into his perspective, both on sprinting and other aspects of life. In particular, his complete confidence that if the course is suitable and he and his team does everything right, he WILL win the race. There are very few cyclists in history who have been able to pull this off, but at least until the 2013 Tour (described here), he has.

United States on Jun 22, 2014

Richard Wilkinson: Love to read Cav's view of things and very interesting insights into the teams he has ridden for. VERY surprised to read about the not-so-perfect High Road / HTC / Columbia days. He's a driven athlete and man and I really enjoy watching him ride and now to read his thoughts about cycling is a real delight. There are more chapters to be written on this story and I'm looking forward to reading them also....

United States on Jun 08, 2014

Ben Jendrek: We seem to live in a time when everything an athlete says comes out of a can and leaves the fans wondering after an interview, "Did you really just race in an epic battle for 4 1/2 hours and come out with no thoughts other than, 'I had a good car on a good day with a good crew and everything went good.'?". This book is not like that. Cavendish offers praise for those who have been a positive influence and does not hold back his thoughts on those who have fallen short. Not every page or every thought is gripping, but that is ok because the book reads like a conversation with someone who most of us will never have the chance to speak with one-on-one and I appreciate that. This book is not one where you will find any incredible insights or which is particularly revealing about the world of road bike racing. Instead, it is one man's honest perspective and that is something which I really enjoyed.

United States on Mar 20, 2014

Juraj Mlynsky: Das Buch ist deutlich besser geschrieben als "Boy Racer". Man erfährt viel über Persönlichkeit von Mark Cavendish und über Hintergrund von seine großen Siege und Niederlagen.

Germany on Feb 27, 2014

GaryBerger: Mark Cavendish, with journalist Daniel Friebe (who really should be credited on the cover), has written a very interesting and entertaining book about what it's like being one of the fastest sprinters in cycling. Mr. Cavendish has a reputation as being one of the 'bad boys' of cycling to complement his well-deserved reputation as a superlative sprinter. Reading this book has softened my opinion of him somewhat as hearing his side of the story paints a fuller picture of the man. That said, it's obvious that he does not see certain things the way most of us do. The most glaring example of this is his account of his famous crash with Heinrich Haussler at the Tour de Suisse in 2010. From his (Mark's) description of the crash it seems perfectly obvious that Cavendish is at fault. Looking at videos of the crash seems to confirm this. Haussler, head down, is driving for the finish and holding a straight line while Cavendish crosses from the right side to crash right into him. Yet somehow Cavendish concludes that it was Haussler who was at fault for not seeing him and giving him room. Oh well, what can I say. On the other hand, throughout the book Cavendish is very frank and open about...

United States on Feb 03, 2014

Amazon Customer: Mark Cavendish is certainly a colorful character in the Pro Peleton. His book is an interesting commentary on how he experienced many of the more famous incidents and media stories of the past few years. That he is emotional and perhaps does not think before he speaks is well known; as is his effusive praise for his team mates when he wins. He genuinely seems to be a nice person and it comes through in the stories he tells in this book. However, I found a theme of "the media didn't get the story right and here's what really happened" a little overused. I'm not sure if he is trying to correct the record, spin the events in a more positive light or merely discuss them from his own personal perspective but the end result is a feeling of repetitive "woe is me" stories

Overall, there were some good stories and things I learned that made me glad to have read the book but if you have the opportunity, borrow it. Don't buy it unless you are hardcore cycling fan.

United States on Jan 14, 2014

Paul: If youve read his previous book Boy Racer, youll know what to expect, truth and honesty from a great cyclist and nice person, some would say challengening, its an honest appraisal of the world of cycling the riders and management.

One thing comes over in the books is that he likes people, and always thanks them, something missing in a lot of people nowadays, he has an easy to read writing skill and makes even the most boring of subjects come alive some how,not that cycling is boring, the problem with this book is its so engrossing and actually stops you going out on the bike for a ride , you think ill just read that page then another pops up and you read that,and before long its the book.

Even for non cyclists its a good read as it covers personalities, and travel along with other things that happen in life like relationships with workmates.

If you do buy this book buy a spare as youre sure to have people wanting to borrow the book.

United Kingdom on Nov 30, 2013