London Sports Writing Festival, Sun 20 October

The London Sports Writing Festival starts on Thursday 17 October and has all kinds of excellent looking lectures on various elements of various sports.

For cycling fans, Sunday 20 October looks like an exciting day of events, with talks from people including Ned Boulting, Charly Wegelius, Rob Hayles and David Millar about various aspects of the sport.

The events are hosted at Lord's and each talk costs £10 per ticket -- it is NOT £10 for the whole day -- and must be purchased online through Lord's ticket office. Registration is required.

More details here -> www.londonsportswritingfestival.com

Registration/tickets here -> tickets.lords.org/

The full programme of events is:

12.15pm – 1.15pm The Land of Second Chances
Tim Lewis talks about the incredible story of the Rwandan cycling team.

3.00pm – 4.00pm On the Road Bike: The Search for a Nation's Cycling Soul
Ned Boulting and Richard Moore consider how Britain became obsessed with cycling.

4.30pm – 5.30pm Domestique: Life in the Peloton
Sky's Orla Chennaoui speaks to Charly Wegelius (author of Domestique) and Rob Hayles (Easy Rider) about the harsh reality of being a professional cyclist.

6.00pm – 7.00pm The Cycling Anthology presents…
Editors of The Cycling Anthology, Ellis Bacon and Lionel Birnie, are joined by contributors Daniel Friebe and Jeremy Whittle to talk about the year in cycling.

7.30pm – 8.30pm Project Rainbow
How did Great Britain win the road world title with Mark Cavendish in 2011? British Cycling coach Rod Ellingworth, who masterminded the plan, is in discussion with Garmin-Sharp's David Millar and journalist William Fotheringham.

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Andy Mc