Higher Calling: Cycling's Obsession with Mountains

Guaranteed to appeal to all lovers of cycling, the author of Lanterne Rouge explores the glorious-and painful-allure of cycling up mountain peaks.

Written with verve and enthusiasm, A Higher Calling explores why mountains have such a magnetic appeal to cyclists the world over. But Max Leonard, himself an accomplished amateur cyclist, does not forget the pain, the glory, the sweat, and the tears that go into these grueling climbs. After all, cycling up a mountain is hard. So hard that, to man...