Cycling’s boom has brought with it plenty of literary offerings and that’s continued in 2013 with Sean Kelly, Charly Wegelius and Mark Cavendish among those to have new books hit the shelves this year.

There is also Balint Hamvas’ fantastic cyclo-cross annual, packed with stunning images of the last ‘cross season, while David Walsh’s Inside Team Sky offers a fascinating fly-on-the-wall insight into Chris Froome’s Tour de France win.

But if you cannot decide between the inside track on Team Sky or reflections on the Manx Missile’s phenomenal career why not buy the book which offers both – Rod Ellingworth’s Project Rainbow.

Ellingworth was the founder of British Cycling’s now famed academy, with Cavendish the star pupil of the man who is now Team Sky’s performance manager. Project Rainbow is part history of British Cycling, part insider account of the rise of Team Sky and part an epic story of tragedy and triumph. Read our full review.