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AUTHOR

‘I am a cycling aficionado, both actively and passively. I started my career in journalism as a cycling reporter—I covered the Tour de France six times. It’s no coincidence that the main character in Ventoux has some things in common with the author; he studied literature (as I did), then went on to become a sports writer. He buys a bike in his forties (as I did), and has a daughter by the name of Anna (mine is called Hannah). But I have never seen Ventoux as a novel about cycling; the friends use cycling the same way as I do myself: as a way of bonding, communicating.’

TRANSLATOR

‘As a translator, my task was to try to do justice to the lively, effective narration in this story of friendship, love, coming of age, and physical challenges—all in the shadow of the intimidating mass of Mont Ventoux.’

PUBLISHER

‘Bert Wagendorp knows how to tell a good story. Ventoux is a wonderful book about a bunch of friends who need to come to terms with a dreadful event from their past. I strongly recommend it to men who love biking and/or a good read, and to women who want to understand more about the nature of male friendship.’