{"product_id":"ventoux-1","title":"Ventoux","description":"\u003cb\u003e‘They’re all scared. Everybody’s afraid’ – Eddy Merckx\u003cbr\u003e ‘Nothing compares to the Ventoux’ – Lance Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e 'Heart-stirring and jaw-dropping in equal measure' – Tim Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The French call Ventoux ‘the killer mountain’ and in 1967 it claimed its most famous victim, as former world champion \u003cb\u003eTom Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e died near the summit during that year’s Tour de France. The terrible ascent of Ventoux’s south side encapsulates both the brutality and beauty of this cruel sport, but also highlights cycling’s ongoing battle to distance itself from its demons. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet it was the legendary and extreme climb of Mont Ventoux that first inspired \u003cb\u003eaward-winning author Jeremy Whittle\u003c\/b\u003e’s love of cycling, so much so that he bought a house in its shadows. \u003ci\u003eVentoux\u003c\/i\u003e is his memoir to the Giant of Provence in which he reveals the little-known history of the Ventoux, and tells the story of a monstrous climb that has driven riders to near-hysteria and also to wild extremes of doping. It has provided the spectacular backdrop to some of cycling’s most titanic contests, exposing the true character of those who take on the challenge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through a series of revealing conversations with Lance Armstrong, \u003cb\u003eDave Brailsford\u003c\/b\u003e, Alastair Campbell, Nicole Cooke, Tyler Hamilton, \u003cb\u003eEddy Merckx\u003c\/b\u003e, Simpson’s daughter, Joanne, and many others, Whittle details the poignancy of bitter memories, flawed obsessions and ruthless ambition that have made the Ventoux so feared and so infamous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ​'\u003cb\u003eHighly recommend\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Whittle's \u003ci\u003eVentoux\u003c\/i\u003e - a \u003cb\u003efascinating and expert insight\u003c\/b\u003e into the mountain and into the current state of pro racing' Peter Cossins","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317541511550,"sku":"NW9781471113017","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781471113017.jpg?v=1778248312","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/ventoux-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}