Climbers: Pain, panache and polka dots in cycling's greatest arenas by Peter Cossins Groundswell Speaker 2024 celebrating the timeless allure of

celebrating the timeless allure of the real and tactile over the merely virtual

an artwork - and out of its shingle skirts

in containers

Hardback | Publication: 11 May 2023

WINNER OF A GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARD 2023

Climbers: Pain, panache and polka dots in cycling's greatest arenas by Peter Cossins Groundswell Speaker 2024 celebrating the timeless allure of'Impeccably researched' London Cyclist 'The climbing fan's bible' The Washing Machine Post 'A deep dive into and a celebration of mountain climbing' Cyclist Magazine When, during the Pyrenean stages of the 1998 Tour de France, a journalist asked Marco Pantani why he rode so fast in the mountains, the elfin Italian, unmistakeable in the bandanna and hooped ear rings that played up to his "Pirate" nickname, replied: "To shorten my agony."Drawing on the