Mountains: Epic Cycling Climbs - Photography Book

From the Dolomites to the Pyrenees, for over a century the mountains have provided the setting for the world’s greatest cycling contests, where human determination and willpower triumph over nature and opponents. Europe’s famous peaks – Mont Ventoux, Stelvio Pass, the Alpe d’Huez – are where the sport’s heroes are born, and crushed.

Now Thames & Hudson is proud to publish an updated and expanded version of Mountains: Epic Cycling Climbs, a spectacular portrait of some of the most beautiful and challenging scenery in the world, captured from the perspective of a cycling enthusiast and professional photographer Michael Blann. The new edition includes 32 more pages, 14 more climbs and 3 new essays.

Featuring tributes and personal recollections from leading current and former professional cyclists including Philippa Yorke, Romain Bardet, Stephen Roche, Greg LeMond, Geraint Thomas and Lizzie Deignan, who recall their own mountain race challenges and victories. The photographs and words in Mountains: Epic Cycling Climbs coalesce into a graphic depiction that transcends any single perspective. A beautiful book for cycling afficionados who wish to challenge themselves, experience the storied roads and escape their everyday lives, this is a volume that will inspire awe and wonder in anyone who wishes to confront the power of the mountains.