Daniel Friebe

"Ascensiones Míticas" recoge 50 de las escaladas legendarias de toda Europa: escenarios de heroísmo deportivo, maravillas de la naturaleza, lugares de peregrinaje que todo ciclista o aficionado al ciclismo desea poder visitar y conquistar algun dia. Cada capitulo viene acompañado de espectaculares fotografias, mapas, graficos y consejos practicos para cada ascension.

Hombre polifacetico y de extraordinario talento, Cecil Beaton fue un exitoso diseñador teatral, escritor y fotógrafo de moda y sociedad. El secreto de su exito residía, seguramente, en su habilidad para capturar mediante la fotografia epocas enteras, como si fuera el maestro de ceremonias del Imperio Britanico.

The hidden gems of Europes best roads and passes, from the authors of the hugely successful Mountain High.Following the success of Mountain High: Europes Greatest Cycle Climbs comes a volume focusing on the continents lesser-known, challenging and spectacular mountain roads and passes. From the heights of the Otztal Glacier Road in Austria to the secret side of the legendary Alpe dHuez, Mountain Higher: Europes Extreme, Undiscovered and Unforgettable Cycle Climbs explores 50 soon-to-be cult locations and captures stunning scenery from off the beaten track. Featuring the technical details (maps, profiles, lengths, heights) that made Mountain High an indispensable reference book, as well as dynamic descriptions of the routes themselves and Pete Godings breathtaking photography, this book is a stylish and practical guide to the hidden gems that every true cycling enthusiast needs to know about.

Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial champions of the Tour de France.Magnificent Matt Dickinson, The TimesA superlative biography as well as social and sporting history ObserverIn 1997, Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world by obliterating his rivals at the Tour de France and becoming Germanys first ever winner. Everyone agreed: Jan Ullrich would dominate the future of cycling. But he never quite managed it.This is a gripping account of how unbearable expectation, mental and physical fragility, the effects of a complicated childhood, a morally corrupt sport and one individual Lance Armstrong can conspire to reroute destiny.Acclaimed journalist Daniel Friebe takes us from the legacy of East Germanys drugs programme to the pinnacle of pro cycling and asks: what price are you willing to pay for immortality?

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS Mountain High is a book for cyclists of all interests and abilities - from experienced club racers to enthusiastic amateurs looking for the worlds greatest cycle challenge. Packed with practical route information and advice on each climb, Daniel Friebes beautifully written text explains why each mountain pass merits inclusion in the top 50 with superb descriptions of the majestic scenery, the heroic deeds of cyclings legendary riders or the sheer endeavour and exhilaration of reaching the summit. With over 250 specially commissioned photographs taken by specialist cycling photographer Pete Goding, this really is the ultimate guide to Europes 50 best climbs.Featured rides include: Tour de France icons Alpe dHuez, Col du Galibier, Mont Ventoux, Col de lIzoard and Col du Tourmalet; the Passo dello Stelvio, Passo Fedaia, Le Tre Cime di Lavaredo and other sacred summits from the Giro dItalia; plus Spains formidable Alto de lAngliru, Austrias Grossglockner and forty more mountain legends.

The whole point of a race is to find a winner... I chose to race, so I chose to win.For 14 years between 1965 and 1978, cyclist Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx simply devoured his rivals, their hopes and their careers. His legacy resides as much in the careers he ruined as the 445 victories - including five Tour de France wins and all the monument races - he amassed in his own right. So dominant had Merckx become by 1973 that he was ordered to stay away from the Tour for the good of the event.Stage 17 of the 1969 Tour de France perfectly illustrates his untouchable brilliance. Already wearing the yellow jersey on the col du Tourmalet, the Tours most famous peak, Merckx powered clear and rode the last 140 kilometres to the finish-line in jaw-dropping solitude, eight minutes ahead of his nearest competitor.Merckxs era has been called cyclings Golden Age.It was full of memorable characters who, at any other time, would all have gone on to become legends. Yet Merckxs phenomenal career overshadowed them all. How did he achieve such incredible success? And how did his rivals really feel about him? Merckx failed drug tests three times in his career - were they really stitch ups as he claimed? And what of the crash at a track meet in Blois, France that killed Merckxs pacer Fernand Wambst, which Merckx claimed deeply affected him psychologically and physically? Or the attack by a spectator in 1975?Despite his unique achievements, we know little about the Cannibal beyond his victories. This will be the first comprehensive biography of Merckx in English, and will finally expose the truth behind this legendary man.

Desde la altitud asfixiante de la carretera del glaciar de Ötztal en Austria hasta las montañas checas donde las brujas se reúnen para celebrar sus aquelarres, pasando por el lado «secreto» del legen