Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Richard Ballantine

Born: July 25, 1940
Died: May 29, 2013 (aged 72)
Bio: Richard Ballantine was a cycling writer, journalist and cycling advocate. Born in America, the son of Ian and Betty Ballantine of Ballantine Books, and educated at the Browning School in New York and Columbia University, he principally resided in London, England.
Known for:
- Ultimate bicycle book (1998)
- Richard's 21st Century Bicycle Book (1987)
- Richards' bicycle repair manual (1994)
- City Cycling (2007)
- Cyclist's Britain (1986)