True Tales of the Tour de France: In Conversation with Carlton Kirby

Carlton Kirby, Eurosport’s lead cycling commentator, joins us at The Glee Club Nottingham for an evening of tall tales and frank opinions from his 25 years’ covering the sport.

In a funny and revealing evening for all cycling fans, Carlton will be sharing his front-row experiences from the Tour de France and other big races – plus the lessons he’s learned from life on the road, as a bon viveur in budget hotels across Europe.

Carlton has been in the commentary box for a golden age of British cycling and the evening will also include stories of his not-always-happy dealings with British stars from Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome to Mark Cavendish.

Carlton will be in conversation with former Procycling magazine writer Duncan Steer. He will be also be signing copies of his recent book ‘Magic Spanner: The World of Cycling According to Carlton Kirby’.