A fully illustrated cyclist's guide, including photographs, maps and gradient diagrams, to the most famous cycling climbs in Italy and the world-famous Giro d'Italia.

Eight years in the making, Simon Warren's latest essential volume guides you round the greatest climbs of Italy. Home to amazing roads like the Stelvio Pass and Monte Zoncolon in the North all the way down to Monte Etna in Sicila, Italy is a true cyclist's playground. Through the unparalleled beauty of the Dolomites to the solitude of the southern Apennines prepare to discover climbs beyond your imagination. Made famous by the Giro d'Italia, or simply because of their wild beauty each one is guaranteed to stir your emotions and have you falling head over heels for this wonderful country.