From 1971 until his retirement in 1984 he won numerous Australian professional track titles, including the 5000 metre pursuit eight times. In Western Australia, he won the Westral Wheel race six times between 1975 and 1984 and won the first two Griffin 1000 road races.

In 1972, at the age of 19, Steele represented Australia in the 4000 metre team pursuit at the Munich Olympics.

In the world championships in Zurich in 1983 Bishop reached his zenith, retiring shortly after while at the peak of his career: winning the 5000 metre individual pursuit.

The book takes the reader from Steele's first tentative rides right up to the current day by way of his amateur and pro careers. It goes into the fascinating ‘small print’ of his three bids for the Worlds, culminating in his 1983 Zurich success.