Maglia Rosa 2nd edition: Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro D'Italia (Rouleur) - Softcover

'Herbie Sykes gives cycling fans a truly fascinating account of II Giro D'Italia and unearths a history of triumph and tragedy that most readers have previously overlooked... we highly recommend you read this book.' -- www.trackcyclingnews.com

'This is, without doubt, a warts and all portrait of the Giro. The intrigue, the passion, the corruption, the fierce rivalries and the doping culture are all recounted in Sykes conversational and engaging prose. It's a wonderful read, arguably one of the best historical cycling books available. In the hands of Sykes, the Giro is transformed from a mere cycling race into a metaphor for Italy itself and the riders who compete in the race are the cast members whose Herculean efforts and human frailties mirror all that is good and bad about the country.' --Wheelsuckers

'The photos bring the past alive but so does Sykes's style and the final chapters are amongst the most interesting because they turn analytical...this is the kind of book you can dip in and out of to feast on Italian cycling again and again' -- The Inner Ring

'Excellent and as compelling as the race it describes' --road.cc

'Not only an English-language history of the Giro d'Italia, which is in itself distressingly rare, but an extraordinarily entertaining book that will take us through until the tifosi migrate to Italian roadsides again in May... featuring a marvellous collection of photos...reads like a thriller that draws you in further and further.' -- Pez Cycling News

'Gripping photography from the early years of the race is combined with Herbie Sykes' brilliant writing' --Sport magazine

The definitive history of the Giro d'Italia, laden with stunning photographs capturing a century of Italy's great cycling festival.