I would like inform the KOM group that I have John's book and he has
done a fabulous job in capturing great climbs in the US. I highly
recommend this book for anyone who is planning to visit the US and/or
travel around the States to find great climbs. Even if you're not
planning to travel the US to find great climbs, the book is still a
great addition to your cycling library. It has a section on climbing
tips and captures many of the most incredible climbing performances
over the past many many years of the Tours and other races. The
effort that went in to collecting the data for this book is most
awesome. John has done a fine job with this book, the first of its
kind in the US.

-Frank
Southern Appalachians Road Climbs
http://www.mountainmapper.com/sarc.htm



--- John Summerson <jsummers@...> wrote:

> As this group is quite inactive these days I could not help but
> comment
> on how enjoyable stage 16 was yesterday. There was action for
> almost
> the entire ride and it illustrates just how much more dramatic the
> mountain stages are in the major tours. For U.S viewers on Versus
> I
> also wanted to take the opportunity to rebut Bob Roll's statement
> that
> there are not steep climbs here in the U.S. outside of Mt.
> Washington
> and Brasstown Bald. Because U.S tours tend to avoid hard climbs
> for the
> most part and many are somewhat isolated they are not well known.
> The
> book, The Complete Guide to Climbing (By Bike) is now available and
> portrays the multiple comparable U.S. climbs to the most difficult
> used
> in the Tour. It is available from Extreme Press (or by sending me
> an
> email - jsummers@...).
>
> JHS
>
>
> John Summerson, MS
>
> Public Health Sciences
>
> Wake Forest University Health Sciences
>
> Medical Center Blvd
>
> Winston-Salem, NC 27157
>
> Phone: (336) 716-2125
>
> Fax: (336) 713-4300
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>




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