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Stephen Henighan, Times Literary Supplement
Thrilling reading. This cleanly written, meticulously researched book... unearths a fascinating national sporting history.

Andrew Longmore, Independent on Sunday
[A] wonderfully evocative book.

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Excellent journey through the recent history of Colombia, 29 Nov 2002

By	S. T. Williams (London) - See all my reviews

Well researched and well written account of the history of cycle racing in a country where it is the national sport. If you've seen the Tour de France or even ridden up some of the mountains, then you can still only imagine what some of the climbs in the Vuelta must be like. If you're interested in Colombia or in cycle racing, you won't regret buying this book.

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More than just a book about cycling, 30 Jul 2003

By	Alex Stewart - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's History (Paperback)

This book is an extraordinary account of the cycling history of Columbia, featuring its big names like Zipa and Cochise, but it is masterfully woven in with the story of this troubled country's search for identity and democracy. The tales of the Vuelta make your heart pound in symapthy as the riders gasp for air in their titanic struggle up the mountains, and you cannot help but appreciate the metaphor for this rich but deeply unhappy country and its journey through coups and drug-lords to where it is now. A book for cycling enthusiasts, Latin America fans and people who want a good read.

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revelations, 17 Jan 2006

By	Lothar M. Stejskal (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's History (Paperback)

aving grown up in Germany in proximity of the Tour de France, I had heard of Lucho Herrera. Being Catholic and a student of politics this book is a facinating summary of beauty, struggle, faith and stubborn confiction. Having read it I want to learn Spansih and see this facinating country with my own eyes and breath its thin Andean air. Brilliant.

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