Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/cycling/interview-with-simon-warren/
Thursday 7 July 2011
Interview with Simon Warren
I like all aspects of cycling, but it’s climbing up hills which is probably my favourite aspect. Because I’ve climbed so many hills around the UK, I really enjoyed reading 100 Greatest hill climbs by Simon Warren- about some of the most testing� hills for cycling in the UK. I asked the author, Simon Warren to answer a few questions about his book and the art of hill climbing. Simon is already researching the next 100 hills for volume two – sounds like the perfect job riding around the country looking for the hardest hills! I look forward to reading next volume to see what’s in there. Q. What Inspired you to go out and find the 100 most testing hills in the UK? S.W. I had the idea along time ago when I first started riding, I’d hear talk of crazy hills and set out on epic trips to find them. Then, when I started racing, I found yet more hills, famous roads such as The Rake, Carlton Bank etc. Before long I’d become obsessed with them and the idea came to me to compile a ‘Little Black Book of British Hills’. I never acted on it [...]
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