Mountains According to G

De: Geraint Thomas

Narrado por: Joe Leat

Cycling fans obsess about climbs and big mountains. They love reading about their tests and tribulations, and they love to ride them - a cricket lover can never bat at Lord's, or a football supporter score at Wembley, but any rider can take on the challenge of an iconic mountain.

There have been fine books about the big climbs before, but never from the voice of an elite GC winner, taking you inside what these climbs really feel like, where the attacks come, where the pain kicks in.

From best-known big-hitters, via pro-peloton favourites, to the secret climbs Geraint has come to love, and featuring Australia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Mallorca and Wales, this is the cyclist's secret manual.

©2020 Geraint Thomas (P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited

25 mountaints

Mountains According to G by Geraint Thomas 5 hours 2 minutes 4/5

What a great book. Thomas picks his 25 favorite mountain climbs. During each chapter, which varies from 10 to 15 minutes, the author describes the mountain and his climb in detail. I felt like I was on some of those rides.

It's perfect to listen to one or two of them.

Disclaimer: After 20 years on a hybrid bike, I got a road bike and am just learning how to ride it. So this book has motivated me to work on riding. I don't think my riding will ever reach a point to try one of these mountains, which made the book all the more fun to listen to

UK
Rhigos13:12
The Tumble12:33
Cat and Fiddle08:17

Belgium
Oude Kwaremont15:43
Koppenberg09:14

Netherlands
Cauberg06:55

Mallorca
Sa Calobra10:02
Puig Major06:56

Portugal
Malhão07:07

Australia
Willunga09:16

Tenerife
Bumpy09:16
Vilaflor07:16
Chirche06:40

Austria
Solden19:26

Italy
Cipressa and Poggio11:46
The Stelvio16:15
The Mortirolo12:35

Monaco
Col de la Madone14:24
Col d’Èze13:19

USA
Saddle Peak: Las Flores12:38

France
Planche des Belles Filles15:29
Col du Portet15:23
Col du Tourmalet09:59
Col du Galibier09:39
Alpe d’Huez20:03

G’s Top Ten Climbers05:12

Fantastically entertaining and insightful

What’s great about this book is the insight into some of the biggest climbs; it’s technical and yet poetic. It’s also presented in such a way that it feels as if it’s a collection of short stories rather than one continuous novel.