Ride Britain
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In this inspirational book, filled with amazing photographs, Simon has showcased Britain's beautiful landscape in the same way that Michael Blann and others have done for the mountains of continental Europe. The aim is always to make people want to get out and ride Britain's roads, to entice people to put themselves in the pictures on every page and ride through the stunning scenery.
The book is a seamless blend of beautiful photographs and information on the rides, including gradient diagrams and maps. This is Simon Warren taking his well-deserved reputation as the King of Climbs and displaying it in a bold new format, from pocket guide to cinemascope.
The book contains 40 inspirational rides split across eight chapters covering the whole of mainland Britain. From Dartmoor through Wales, the Peak District and the Pennines all the way via the Lakes to the Highlands of Scotland. From Surrey and Kent to Lincolnshire and Northumberland, if there are hills Simon has found them and plotted a route to share his knowledge.
Each ride includes a profile of the route, a detailed map and breakdown of the key climbs, also a description of what to expect along the way, all illustrated by inspirational photography.
The eight chapters cover the South-west, the South-east, the Midlands, Yorkshire, the North-east, Scotland, the North-west and Wales, so, no matter where you live, there will be something close to your doorstep. There is even a route in Norfolk!
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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
