Quote of the day
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
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)






