JAMES WITTS
Writer > Editor > Copywriter
I am a writer and editor who specialises in endurance sport, health and fitness,
outdoor adventure and sports science. This is an overview of my features and interviews…
BOOK AUTHOR
As of 2020, I'd written two books and updated one…
THE SCIENCE OF THE
TOUR DE FRANCE
Bloomsbury Publishing
Published in 2016
How the world's best riders train and fuel for the planet's biggest bike race.
TRAINING SECRETS OF
THE WORLD'S GREATEST FOOTBALLERS
Bloomsbury Publishing
Published in 2019
Discover how Ronaldo, Messi et al reach physical peak each and every game. Click here for more info
THE BIKE BOOK
Haynes
Published in 2017
Ultimate Test: Harder, Better, Faster
BBC Focus
Identified, sourced and strapped myself into technologically-advanced training tools to see which had substance and which were purely style. Involved significant exercise and research to quantify the results.
Click here to read full article
Other features written for BBC Focus magazine include:
> Look into the physics of the Tour de France. The editor, Graham Southern, kindly commented it was "the finest sports science feature to appear in BBC
Focus magazine".
> Review of The Sports Gene by David Epstein.
> Investigation into the threat of genetic doping.