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Book Synopsis**Shortlisted for Cycling Book of the Year at the Cross British Sports Book Awards 2015**
Cycling journalist Felix Lowe makes the leap from raconteur to rouleur, taking to the saddle for the first time to complete his very own grand tour of Europe.
Lowe''s light-hearted and entertaining travelogue charts his progress as he cycles 2,800 kilometres from Barcelona to Rome, crossing three countries and cycling over three mountain ranges, taking in some of cycling''s most fabled climbs. As he follows in the tracks of some of the world''s greatest wheelmen, Lowe puts professional cycling''s three major stage races the Tour de France, Vuelta a España and Giro d''Italia under the microscope, whilst capturing the potent mix of madness, humour and human spirit that make people identify with the sport so strongly.
Powered by local delicacies and his trademark blend of self-deprecating humour and barbed wit, Lowe takes readers on an immersive journey through the Ca
Trade Review
Excellent... erudite, pun-filled, often bawdy and never less than absolutely delightful to read. * The Jersey Pocket *
There’s a touch of Tim Moore here... You will laugh and maybe wince as Lowe laughs his way around the Mediterranean. * The Inner Ring *
Superbly crafted, well-written … Climbs and Punishment is binge reading at its very best. -- Southern Spin * Eurosport *
Lowe keeps up an effortless flow of good-humoured chat and at the end he is a changed man - an aching but ardent pelotonist. * The Times *
Laugh out loud funny ... a highly entertaining book that will appeal to the cyclist and non-cyclist alike. * Road.cc *
