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'The latest book from the inestimable and seemingly irrepressible Simon Warren.' thewashingmachinepost From 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.

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Praise for the author's 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs: A must-have for any British cyclist and an essential read for anyone who thinks they know their way around the hills of the British Isles. - Cycling Weekly Praise for the author's 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs: The book does exactly what it says on the tin. - The Sunday Times Praise for the author's 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs: Once you've opened Pandora's box you won't be able to show up at your next club run until you've bagged them all. - London Cyclist Praise for the author's 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs: An almost perfect handbook. - Time Out Praise for the author's 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs: The photos are excellent, the information is well presented and the book is the ideal size - I can see myself referring to 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs for years to come. - Bromley Video Praise for the author's 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs: 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs is one of those books that you always thought existed but didn't. The panoply of UK cycling ephemera is greatly enhanced with its release. Brilliant. - Washing Machine Post Praise for the author's 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs: Great little digest of UK climbs, every cycling home should have one. - Road CC

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SIMON WARREN has lived and breathed bikes and cycling for over thirty years and is the author of the bestselling 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs and Another 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs. He's won a few races and competed - and struggled - against the best riders in the UK, but most of all he loves to ride his bike uphill. He spent seven years working as a designer at Cycling Weekly before leaving to broaden his horizons in 2003, although he still regularly contributes reports to the magazine he has read since he was a teenager. He lives with his wife and two children in Sheffield and has appeared on TV on numerous occasions and writes regularly for Cycling Weekly and Cycling Plus. He has had both weekly and monthly columns in the past and also contributes to many blogs. He guides rides, hosts events, gives talks and generally promotes his Greatest Cycling Climbs brand twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. www.100climbs.co.uk

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