Ben's Reviews > Gironimo! Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy

Another great one from Tim Moore! What a joke of a ride, but an amazing adventure and another classic of sarcastic brilliance!

Tim Moore's adventures in cycling really shouldn't be survived. They are far too ridiculous and dangerous for a man of his age to do, but I'm glad he does so I don't need to! I enjoyed this one almost as much as his Iron Curtain trail ride, but it is a different one given the far older bicycle and the need to follow the 1914 Giro route. The history of that ride, and the riders, and how it relates to the riders of Tim's youth and the ones I grew up seeing (not idolizing) was really interesting. Bike racing is a weird and strange world, and these early races were something else entirely.

Again, a fun romp around a country on a bike that made me want to get out and pedal as well as stay far away from Italy!