For your author, cycling is all about climbing. It’s the majesty, the suffering, and the sense of achievement of ascending the mountains. Hence le grimpeur, a collection of writing about climbs, climbing, and climbers.
This blog has been online since 2007 and often explores different ideas about cycling and the linkages between cycling, literature, philosophy, sociology and politics. The opinions expressed are, of course, entirely my own. My regular work is with words so this is a creative outlet. There’s occasionally some provocative ideas to challenge accepted thinking, but with the intention of being thought provoking rather than an out-and-out critique.
At some point, we can all agree that we share a passion for the bike. Sometimes we need to worry less about our differences and remember our commonalities – the bike, the suffering, and the joy.
My writing on cycling also appears on a semi-regular basis on Pez Cycling News:
Mark Johnson and ‘Argyle Armada’
Richard Moore and ‘Slaying the Badger’
The Adventures of Gino Bartali, part 2
The Adventures of Gino Bartali, part 1
How to win MSR, by Fausto Coppi
Geoff Drake, author of Team 7-Eleven
Christian Vande Velde interview
Back to action: Magnus Backstedt
Behind the scenes: Chann McRae
Club des Cinglés du Mont-Ventoux
Profile of photographer Cor Vos
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré preview
The 1990 Giro with Frankie Andreu
Catching up with Frankie Andreu
Stuttgart preview with Erik Zabel
Contact me by emailing ‘guy’ at the site address of ‘le-grimpeur.net’.
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