Cycling: David Millar in the race for sports book of the year award

The award is the world’s longest established and most valuable literary sports-writing prize and, as well as a £23,000 cash prize, the winning author will receive a £2,000 William Hill bet, a hand-bound copy of their book and a day at the races.

The judging panel for this year’s award consists of broadcaster and writer John Inverdale; award-winning journalist Hugh McIlvanney; broadcaster Danny Kelly; and columnist and author, Alyson Rudd. Chairman of the judging panel is John Gaustad, co-creator of the award and founder of the Sportspages bookshop.

Shortlist

• Among The Fans: From Ashes to the Arrows, a Year of Watching the Watchers by Patrick Collins (Wisden Sports Writing)

• Into The Arena: The World of the Spanish Bullfight by Alexander Fiske-Harrison (Profile Books)

• The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn’t Stop by Bill Jones (Mainstream Publishing)

• Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson by Paul Kimmage (Simon & Schuster)

• Racing Through The Dark: • The Fall and Rise of David Millar by David Millar (Orion)

• A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke by Ronald Reng (Yellow Jersey Press)

• 32 Programmes by Dave Roberts (Bantam Press).