Anyone know who has secured the UK rights to publish the Official guide in the UK?

Yep, that's about right.  Use the formula (UK gradient)*100 - i.e. (1/5)*100==20%, (1/7)*100=14.28% etc.  And you reckon an average 1 in 5 climb over (8km) 4.97 miles is NOT steep Nick

I am watching todays race & the comentators have talked about the danger of descents & also the new tarmac laid over most of this col. I was there, descending into Italy 2 weeks ago from the col du Lombarde & came to a sudden halt with both my bike wheels over the rims in tarmac that was just being laid. Both today's climbs have ...