A hilly course: How female cyclists have kept overcoming obstacles in their path

In order to read a book on the history of women in cycling, Hannah Ross had to write one

Revolutions: How Women Changed the World on Two Wheels is a book placing women at the centre of the cycling story.

When it came to writing her book, Hannah Ross co-opted the old Disraeli line on novels.

In order to read a book on the history of women in cycling, Ross had to write one. “There are biographies of women cyclists, or books of cycling history with chapters on women, or on the enthusiasm with which women picked up cycling in the 19th century - but not a book placing women at the centre of the cycling story.”