The Climb cover art

The Climb

The Autobiography

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
1 credit a month to buy any audiobook in our entire collection.
Access to thousands of additional audiobooks and Originals from the Plus Catalogue.
Member-only deals & discounts.
Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Climb

By: Chris Froome
Narrated by: Patrick Doherty
Try Premium Plus free

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $26.99

Buy Now for $26.99

About this listen

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of the revealing, inspirational memoir from the British winner of the Tour de France.

The Climb tells the extraordinary story of Chris Froome's journey from a young boy in Kenya, riding through townships and past wild animals, and with few opportunities for an aspiring cyclist, to his unforgettable yellow jersey victory in the 2013 Tour de France.

A journey unlike any other in the history of cycling, Froome has crossed continents, overcome the death of his mother and conquered debilitating illness to follow his dreams and represent Team GB and Team Sky. He has experienced soaring triumphs, humbling defeats, a public rivalry with Bradley Wiggins and, most recently, the pressures of Lance Armstrong's legacy.

Extraordinary and life-affirming, The Climb is a story of determination, hardship and unimaginable success.

©2014 Chris Froome (P)2014 Penguin Audio Cycling Sports Biography Inspiring
All stars
Most relevant  
Absolutely epic read! Can learn about the sport, training, races, places, people and Chris’s journey! And the way it is written, I literally could imagine all that he was speaking about and even cried at a few places (happiness and sadness tears)!

I loved this book very much!! Excellent work! Thank you for taking time and putting your experience into words , Chris!

Loved it!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
fantastic book, inspiration to all cycling fans and others. time to do some climbing

super book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Easy listening human interest story covering from Froome's childhood in Kenya and his first interest in cycling climbing up gradually into professional cycling before take lead role in the Sky team and winning the 2013 TdF. A certain air of humility and his firm anti-doping stand gives the story huge credibility and he carries some dignity in some of personality clashes along the way and the media hype around the Tour, etc. I would recommend this to anyone interested in cycling and would even consider buying the book to re-read parts I may have missed on the audio when listening while riding.

Not your average pro-cyclist biography

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved every part of it! very emotional and nail biting book with ups and downs. just like the cycling.

What a fantastic story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved hearing about his early cycling in Kenya. Great insights into the Tour De France.

Epic Climb to Success

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Enjoy the story from start to finish and to hear from the.man himself about his origins and how he got to the top like a normal human

Great story and took me home to South Africa

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book about Chris Froome and his life story so far. It contained a lot of cycling content which suited me fine. If you like Froome and pro cycling then you'll enjoy this book.

A must for any cycling fan.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.