I just picked this up because it was a deal in the Kindle store, and because I saw Hutch race back when I was a semi-serious cyclist. This is an effective combination of autobiographical reflection and sports science, as the author, a former pro-cyclist seeks to understand why he, despite having extraordinary biophysical gifts (even compared to other pros), never quite made the top level. He reflects on his own career and discusses the fads and fashions in diet and lifestyle that athletes have pursued over the last 30 years, and talks to other athletes, coaches and researchers about what really makes a difference and makes you, well... faster. It's of interest to anyone who has ever been (or could have been) any kind of athlete or has taken any kind of sport seriously (but probably no-one else!). Hutch has a wryly amusing style and is never anything other than direct and honest about himself.