This image is the cover for the book Finding Freddie: The (Alternative) Paris–Brest–Paris Story

Finding Freddie: The (Alternative) Paris–Brest–Paris Story

How far would you go to pay tribute to your hero? Would you cycle all the way to Switzerland, Lake Geneva to be exact, and visit the statue of your idol? Could Glyn Marston turn a personal upset into a fitting tribute to Freddie Mercury by cycling across France and into Switzerland to visit the Freddie Mercury statue in Montreux?

Glyn Marston

Glyn Marston, an asbestos surveyor by profession and a man with numerous achievements in ultra-distance running to his name was forced to retire from running due to a serious knee injury but found a new pastime on two wheels. Long-distance cycling became his new passion and the joys of taking on challenges in the Audax UK calendar was to give him the joy he once had in ultra-distance running. The Paris-Brest-Paris cycling event is a huge challenge in the Audax cycling calendar – will Glyn be successful in his attempt to qualify?

Austin Macauley Publishers