Paul Maunder is the author Angel of the Mountains, the critically acclaimed biography of Belgian 1958 Tour de France winner Charly Gaul. He has also written Rainbows in the Mud , a study of the world of Belgian cyclocross, and The Wind at my Back , a memoir on the connections between landscape, cycling and creativity. A graduate of the Royal Holloway creative writing programme, and the Faber Academy, Maunder lives in London with his family.