Contemporary cycling photography of the great European cycling climbs. Including iconic climbs of the Pyrenees, the Dolomites, the French, Italian, and Swiss Alps. From the Passo Stelvio to the Col du Galibier, the Col du Tourmalet to the Col d'Aubisque. These contemporary photography prints capture the fundamental essence, beauty, and grandeur of these famous mountain passes, featured every year in the Tour de France, the Tour de Suisse, and the Giro d'Italia.
It's important to understand that cyclists are fanatics. It comes with the territory. Don't expect them to be normal. For a bike rider, cycling 27km. up a mountain for no apparent reason is normal. They do it for the challenge. They do it because they can, for the thrill of it, for the kudos, for the buzz. For the sense of elation that comes with being in the middle of a landscape so impressive it takes your breath away. To know without a shadow of a doubt, this is a good day, a great day, a day to remember, a day that counts.
Show me a mountain, any mountain, and I’ll show you riders willing to race up it. Just for fun. Just for the hell of it. It’s what we do. It’s who we are.
These pictures are for the restless, for the ones who can’t sit still, who burn with more energy than they know what to do with. For those who look at “normal life” and think, No. Not for me. Who’d rather bleed on the climb than rust on the sofa. For the undefeated. The unbowed. The indestructible. The truly alive.
All our photography prints are fine art Giclée prints printed on 308gsm fine art paper. They are of the highest quality, bleach-free, and will last many years. All prints are bespoke, hand-printed to order. Please allow a few working days for printing and dispatch.
Considering the immense scale of the mountains, an A1 print size is recommended for these pictures.
The Italian and Swiss Alps are tough guy - tough girl territory. You know who you are. Here is where the men get sorted from the boys, the women from the girls. These climbs are often on a different scale, either in altitude, or length, sometimes remoteness, or all of the above.
A Limited Edition Fine Art Collection
This collection of black-and-white duotone and split-tone prints celebrates the raw beauty of wild places—and the people drawn to explore them. Each piece is produced as a strictly limited edition, signed and numbered by the artist, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. These details ensure every print is not only a striking artwork, but also a highly collectable investment for photography lovers and art collectors alike.