Recently I spent some time in California photographing some of the famous cycling climbs for Swiss cycling brand, ASSOS. The resulting work is currently being exhibited as fine art prints in several stores across California with evening events being held to bring the local community together and raise money for …
At the start of the year, I sat down and wrote a list of all the things I wanted to achieve with the thought that the worst of Covid was behind us and 2021 would be a new beginning. My plans included travel and a return to the mountains for …
I like climbing but 24 kilometers uphill and 2860m of altitude is daunting even when you are motivated and have a plan – first to the top. It’s rare to get the chance to challenge yourself with all that the Col de la Bonette has to offer – the top …
Ventoux is one of those climbs that left a lasting impression; for me road cycling Mont Ventoux and the summer is what road cycling is about. I was 19 years old and in my first year as a pro, riding the Dauphiné. The Ventoux was my first experience of a …
Mountains. When I heard that word in my childhood, it made me think of snow, of inaccessible places. Then I heard about these cols, the tough, narrow roads where the most significant dramas of the Tour de France play out. There are no big climbs in my native Bourgogne, just …
North Dakota is absolutely flat – flat like, Holland-flat. It’s in the Upper Midwest, a state of the Great Plains and formed from a glacial lake, which creates a two-dimensional landscape; there’s length and breath and a tonne of wind but no depth, no mountains. I started cycling in North …
Heath Robinson approach nets high end results. Behind the scenes of a recent photo shoot for Le Col x McLaren, seeing what goes in to making a finished shot for the launch of their Aero clothing range. With so much technology at our fingertips it’s easy to get too carried …