Forged by Speed: The making of a mountain bike world champion (Hardback)

If you love mountain biking, big characters and even bigger stories, Steve Peat’s autobiography is basically essential reading. Forged by Speed follows Peaty from messing around on the trails of Sheffield to finally becoming downhill world champion — a title he chased for seventeen long attempts before nailing it by just five hundredths of a second in 2009.

But the win is only part of the ride. Peaty takes you right back to where it all started: growing up in the Steel City, dodging trouble, racing early cross‑country events, and then diving head‑first into the wild, fast‑growing world of downhill. Along the way he lines up against legends like Rob Warner, Jason McRoy, Nicolas Vouilloz, Shaun Palmer and Greg Minnaar — riders who shaped the sport and pushed him to the limit.

Told with the honesty, humour and down‑to‑earth charm Peaty’s known for, this is the inside story of a British mountain bike icon. From factory teams to heartbreak races, from near misses to that unforgettable world‑championship run, Forged by Speed is a proper celebration of a life lived flat‑out.