The Eagle of Toledo: The Life and Times of Federico Bahamontes, the Tour’s Greatest Climber

Federico Martín Bahamontes, the Eagle of Toledo, is rated by many as the greatest climber in cycling’s history. The first Spaniard to win the Tour de France and a six-time champion of the race’s gruelling ‘King of the Mountains’ classification, he became a national hero in a Spain struggling to rebuild after the atrocities and divisions of the Civil War.