Richard Ballantine

Richard Ballantine (25 July 1940 – 29 May 2013) was a cycling writer, journalist and cycling advocate. Born in America, the son of Ian and Betty Ballantine of Ballantine Books, and educated at the Browning School in New York and Columbia University, he principally resided in London, England. He wrote the popular ''Richard's Bicycle Book'' (1972) and its subsequent editions. He was an editor at Rufus Publications (founded by his parents) and founded several magazines including ''Bicycle'' magazine. Provided by Wikipedia