Riding the Rouge Zone
30 Oct

Tom Isitt: Riding in the Zone Rouge

Tom Isitt will talk about a mad bicycle race in 1919 across the battlefields of the Western Front, and his bike trip that followed the route of the race, paying his respects to the fallen, from Ypres to the Vosges. Tom also talks about the refugees, the post-war reconstructions, and the desolate wasteland that  became known as the Zone Rouge.

Tom Isitt is a photo journalist specialising in cycling, boating, adventure-sports and travel. He has been editor of various sporting magazines, including Motorcycle International, Sports Boat & RIB and Motor Boat & Yachting. He has written freelance for GQ, Roleur magazine, and a host of boat and motorcycle magazines around the world. Riding in the Zone Rouge is his first book.

 

Berkshire Sports and Social Club, Sonning Lane, Reading, RG4 6ST
30 Oct 2025 20:00