Chris Sidwells is an author, journalist, photographer and broadcaster; a writer of books, magazine and newspaper features on every aspect of cycling and fitness.

His Complete Bike Book (DK 2003), Bike Repair Manual (DK 2004) and Cycling for Fitness (DK 2006) have been translated into many languages and are sold throughout the world.

His writing and photographs feature in every issue of Cycle Sport and Cycling Weekly magazines (IPC Media), and has contributed to Cycling Plus, Running Fitness, Men's Fitness and GQ magazine as well as broadcasting and speaking on the subject
on radio and television.

A new, revised and fully updated version of his
top-selling Bike Repair Manual will be published
by DK on 1st April 2008.

This year will also see his much anticipated Tour Climbs: The complete guide to every mountain climb on the Tour de France on 2nd June. Chris has written the words and taken the photographs for what will be the first English language guide book to every climb the Tour de France has used with a height gain of over 400 metres.