About the author

Lawrence Brooks

<p>Lawrence Brooks is a part time writer who has spent the last 27 years racing his bike. From junior to elite, and then pro and now masters; he hasn&rsquo;t lost his passion for racing a bicycle. He grew up reading stories of the greatest cyclist in the world and envisioned himself the next Greg Lemond or Steve Bauer&mdash;his childhood heroes. Lawrence fell in love with their stories but his imagination wanted something that went beyond non-fiction. After years of searching he still couldn&rsquo;t find a fictional novel that had it all&mdash;a riveting story that brought the reader into the amazing world of cycling, into a race, and into the racer&rsquo;s mind.</p><p>Lawrence hopes that you&rsquo;ll fall in love with this fictional world of cycling he created, fall in love with the main characters; hate them, cheer for them, and turn each page in suspense. Like the Tour de France itself, Lawrence tries to capture the essence of the race&mdash;a rider racing it, a family watching it a continent away, fans on the mountainside, unconditional love&mdash;it&rsquo;s all here. The reader will move slowly through the beginning, before coming to the peak of the story, but it doesn&rsquo;t stop, and won&rsquo;t until the very end. A race isn&rsquo;t over until you reach the finish line and The Road To Glory is no different.</p>