{"id":11343,"date":"2021-03-15T11:10:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T11:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/?p=11343"},"modified":"2021-03-15T11:10:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T11:10:35","slug":"tri-titles-nominated-for-sports-book-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=11343","title":{"rendered":"Tri titles nominated for Sports Book Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ronaldo, Gerrard, Mansell, Baird\u2026 the shortlists for the 2016 Cross Sports Book awards have been announced, with two triathlon titles on the list.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our features editor Matt Baird\u2019s debut book Triathlon!<\/em> (Aurum Press) has been selected for an Illustrated Book of the Year nomination, while Lucy Fry\u2019s Run, Ride, Sink or Swim<\/em> (Faber & Faber) has been selected for the Freshtime New Writer of the Year gong.<\/p>\n

Featuring chapters on the greatest triathletes in history, Triathlon!<\/em>\u00a0covers the men and women who have made the sport their own, inspiring thousands to follow in their footsteps.<\/p>\n

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Alongside the athletes that have made their mark on the sport, Triathlon!<\/em> profiles some of the world\u2019s greatest events, from classics such as Challenge Roth and from Alcatraz, Brit races The Outlaw, Slateman and more, to the far-flung challenges of the Norseman, Challenge Wanaka or Ironman 70.3 Bintan.<\/p>\n

Triathlon!\u00a0<\/em>also explores the evolution of triathlon gear \u2013 the bikes, aerobars, tri wetsuits, GPS devices and nutrition developed to give triathletes the edge against their competitors.<\/p>\n

CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS<\/p>\n

The 2016 awards will be presented by Sky Sports news presenter Mike Wedderburn and Test Match Special\u2019s Alison Mitchell which takes place at Lord\u2019s Cricket Ground on 1st June. An hour long highlights show will be shown on Sky Sports with multiple repeat shows\u00a0on June 4th and 5th.<\/p>\n

After the individual category winners have been announced on 1 June, each winner will then be promoted in a media and retail campaign with an online public vote determining the Overall Cross Sports Book of the Year.<\/p>\n

The list of full nominated titles:<\/p>\n

Illustrated Book of the Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew Baird \u2018Triathlon! A tribute to the world\u2019s greatest triathletes, courses and gear\u2019 Aurum Press
Paul Connolly \u2018Richie Benaud: Those Summers of Cricket 1930-2015\u2019 Hardie Grant Books
\u2018Tour de France 2015 \u2013 The Official Review\u2019 Vision Sports Publishing
Bob Martin \u20181\/100th \u2013 The Sports Photography of Bob Martin\u2019 Vision Sports Publishing
Roger McStravick \u2018St Andrews in the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris\u2019 St Andrews Press
Mark Platt \u2018This is Anfield\u2019 Carlton Books<\/p>\n

Freshtime New Writer of the Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Bullock \u2018The Longest Fight\u2019 Myriad Editions
Ed Caeser \u2018Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon\u2019 Viking
Lucy Fry \u2018Run, Ride, Sink or Swim\u2019 Faber & Faber
Martin Hardy \u2018Touching Distance\u2019 DeCoubertin Books
Lizzy Hawker \u2018Runner \u2013 A short story about a long run\u2019 Aurum Press
Anne Lauppe-Dunbar \u2018Dark Mermaids\u2019 Seren Books<\/p>\n

Cycling Book of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Cossins \u2018Alpe D\u2019Huez \u2013 The Story of Pro Cycling\u2019s Greatest Climb\u2019 Aurum Press
William Fotheringham \u2018Bernard Hinault & the Fall & Rise of French Cycling\u2019 Yellow Jersey Press
Ian MacGregor \u2018To Hell on a Bike\u2019 Bantam Press
Dave Millar \u2018The Racer\u2019 Yellow Jersey Press
Edward Pickering \u2018The Yellow Jersey Club\u2019 Bantam Press
Geraint Thomas \u2018The World of Cycling According to G\u2019 Quercus<\/p>\n

Cross Autobiography of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steve Davis \u2018Interesting\u2019 Ebury
Steven Gerrard \u2018My Story\u2019 Penguin
David Lloyd \u2018Last in the Tin Bath\u2019 Simon &\u00a0Schuster
Nigel Mansell \u2018Staying on Track\u2019 Simon &\u00a0Schuster
AP McCoy \u2018Winner\u2019 Orion
Max Mosley \u2018Formula One and Beyond\u2019 Simon &\u00a0Schuster<\/p>\n

The Times Biography of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guillem Balague \u2018Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019 Orion
Andy Bull \u2018Speed Kings\u2019 Bantam Press
John Cross \u2018Arsene Wenger\u2019 Simon &\u00a0Schuster
Donald McRae \u2018A Man\u2019s World\u2019 Simon &\u00a0Schuster
Richard Tomlinson \u2018 Amazing Grace: The Man Who Was W.G.\u2019 Little, Brown
Luke G. Williams \u2018Richmond Unchained: The Biography of the World\u2019s First Black Sporting Star\u2019 Amberley<\/p>\n

Littlehampton Book Services Cricket Book of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scyld Berry \u2018Cricket: The Game of Life\u2019 Hodder &\u00a0Stoughton
Stephen Chalke \u2018Summer\u2019s Crown\u2019 Fairfield Books
Steve James \u2018The Art of Centuries\u2019 Bantam Press
Tim Lane and Elliot Cartledge \u2018Chasing Shadows: The Life and Death of Peter Roebuck\u2019 Hardie Grant Books
Simon Lister \u2018Fire in Babylon\u2019 Yellow Jersey Press
Richard Tomlinson \u2018Amazing Grace: The Man Who Was W. G.\u2019 Little, Brown<\/p>\n

Barclays Football Book of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guillem Balague \u2018Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019 Orion
Michael Calvin \u2018Living on the Volcano\u2019 Century
John Cross \u2018Arsene Wenger\u2019 Simon &\u00a0Schuster
Andrew Jennings \u2018The Dirty Game\u2019 Century
James Lawton \u2018The Forever Boys\u2019 Wisden
Ronald Reng \u2018Matchdays\u2019 Simon &\u00a0Schuster<\/p>\n

Blink Publishing General Outstanding Sports Writing Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Darren Barker with Ian Ridley \u2018A Dazzling Darkness: The Darren Barker Story\u2019 Floodlit Dreams
Ed Caesar \u2018Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon\u2019 Viking
John Daniell \u2018The Fixer\u2019 Saltway
Willie Finnegan \u2018Barbarian Days A Surfing Life\u2019 Little, Brown
Richard Moore \u2018The Bolt Supremacy\u2019 Yellow Jersey Press
William Skidelsky \u2018Federer and Me: A Story of Obsession\u2019 Yellow Jersey Press<\/p>\n

Cross International Autobiography of the Year Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dan Carter \u2018Dan Carter: The Autobiography of an All Blacks Legend\u2019 Headline
Didier Drogba \u2018Commitment: My Autobiography\u2019 Hodder &\u00a0Stoughton
Michael Lynagh and Mark Eglinton \u2018Blindsided\u2019 HarperSport
Marco Negri with Jeff Holmes \u2018Moody Blue: The Story of Mysterious Marco\u2019 Pitch Publishing
Ronda Rousey \u2018My Fight, Your Fight\u2019 Arrow
Mark Webber \u2018Aussie Grit\u2019 Pan Macmillan<\/p>\n

Arbuthnot Latham Rugby Book of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tony Collins \u2018The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby\u2019 Bloomsbury
Stephen Cooper \u2018After the Final Whistle\u2019 History Press
Tom English \u2018No Borders: Playing Rugby for Ireland\u2019 Arena Sport
Stephen Ferris \u2018Man and Ball\u2019 Transworld Ireland
Adam Jones \u2018Bomb: My Autobiography\u2019 Headline
Phil Larder with Nicholas Bishop \u2018The Iron Curtain \u2013 My Rugby Journey from League to Union\u2019 Pitch Publishing<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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