If you’ve ever watched any of the mountain stages on the Tour de France or the Giro d’Italia cycling Grand Tours, you’ll likely have wondered why anybody would willingly put themselves through such physical torture. Even the specialist mountain riders struggle, but for the sprinters it looks like pure agony for mile after mile.
Few sports challenge its participants more than competitive road cycling at the top level, but it’s also full of spectacle, colour, action and emotions which has made it a challenge for the photographers of follow these tours. A new book titled The Art Of Suffering: Capturing The Brutal Beauty Of Road Cycling gives an intimate look into the world of professional road cycling through the eyes of Belgian-born pro-cycling photographer Kristof Ramon (a.k.a. Kramon).
