By Bike Along the Via Francigena

Keen to convince himself that old age is no barrier to adventure, Tony Gibb rides gently solo from northern Italy to Rome with an itinerary but no schedule and with a keen eye for the unusual. On a bike some things go well and some things go badly. On a journey of nearly 1000km a bit of both happens. By Bike along the Via Francigena is a record of a trip in which many things went well and a few things went wrong on a pilgrimage from the Italian border with Switzerland to Rome following the route of the ancient pilgrims. The book is a record of the journey and is fully illustrated with colour photos that capture the conventional and the oddball along the way.