100 Greatest Cycling Climbs of Italy A guide to the famous mountains Giro dItalia and beyond

A fully illustrated cyclist's guide, including photographs, maps and gradient diagrams, to the most famous cycling climbs in Italy and the world-famous Giro d'Italia. Eight years in the making, Simon Warren's latest essential volume guides you round the greatest climbs of Italy. Home to amazing roads like the Stelvio Pass and Monte Zoncolon in the North all the way down to Monte Etna in Sicila, Italy is a true cyclist's playground. Through the unparalleled beauty of the Dolomites to the solitude of the southern Apennines prepare to discover climbs beyond your imagination. Made famous by the Giro d'Italia, or simply because of their wild beauty each one is guaranteed to stir your emotions and have you falling head over heels for this wonderful country. 'The latest book from the inestimable and seemingly irrepressible Simon Warren.'thewashingmachinepostFrom the Gavia Pass to Mount Etna, from The Stelvio to The Zoncalan, these climbs are legends in Italy and the building blocks of the Giro d'Italia. Technology may advance, training and diet may evolve, but these world-famous mountains are a constant. They have witnessed triumph and despair, courage and heartache, they are where champions are made and where dreams are shattered. And yes, the greatest arenas of Italy's greatest race are open 365 days of the year for any of us to ride. So take up the challenge, emulate your heroes and make your mark on the hundred greatest cycling climbs of Italy.