Author Simon Warren
Simon Warren

Simon Warren

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Simon Warren has been obsessed with cycling since the summer of 1989 after watching Greg Lemond battle Laurent Fignon in the Tour de France. A few weeks later he rode his first race, a 10-mile time trial on the A1 from Newark to Grantham and back, and was hooked for life. Simon soon found his forte was racing up hills, and so began his fascination with steep roads. His quest to discover Britain’s greatest climbs resulted in 2010’s bestselling book, 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs, followed to date by 12 more guides to vertical pain, covering the British Isles, Belgium, France and Italy. He hosts talks and guided rides, has written columns for magazines, and in 2020 released his first book of cycling routes, Ride Britain. Simon splits his time between working as a graphic designer and running his 100 Climbs brand. He lives on the edge of the Peak District in Sheffield with his wife and two children.

Recent articles by Simon Warren

"Spaceflight by bike" – these are Europe's hardest road climbs, and they're not where you think

Seven of the toughest road cycling ascents in Europe ranked
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10 essential tips for taking your first Strava KOM/QOM

How to become a King or Queen of the Mountains
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Want to tick off your first coast-to-coast bike ride? Here's how I did it in eight hours

Simon Warren attempts a C2C from Morecambe to Scarborough in a single day – but did he catch his train at the end?
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What is the steepest road in the UK? Plus 6 more gruelling climbs

A fresh lick of tarmac has turned Bamford Clough, a once anonymous dirt track in the Peak District, into Britain’s steepest climb
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'This Yorkshire sportive is harder than the legendary Fred Whitton – I should know, I've ridden both'

With a broken chain and nearly 4,000m of climbing, Simon Warren endures a memorable day in the Yorkshire Dales
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A new cycling sub-culture has revolutionised my riding – find out how to get started

Tile hunting, or tile bagging, could become your new cycling obsession, but what is it and how do you do it?
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Round the bend | How I ticked off 12 switchbacks on a 100km ride in the Peak District

Simon Warren rises to the challenge of plotting a British route packed with hairpin bends
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Riding the Ronde van Calderdale: the UK's answer to the cobbles of Flanders

What do you get when you transport the spirit of the Tour of Flanders to West Yorkshire?
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