Shake it up #1 : « 1heure - 5 kilomètres »
At some point these repeated lockdowns will be no more than a bad memory. We'll smile about them wryly perhaps in a few months’ time, reflecting on a period in time when our individual freedoms were constrained for the greater good. A right to ride which is restricted to no more than one hour in duration and no more than five kilometres from home in distance seems small beer to a girl like me who is used to spending long days in the saddle.
But these limitations are far worse for some than for others because here in Nice, even with only a single hour to play with, the options are almost endless.
With only a month to go before the racing season is slated to resume, the key to making the most of the situation is intensity, something extremely sharp to go with the inevitable short.
At 500m high, the classic route up Col d’Eze can act as both judge and jury to a cyclist. But the most direct route up is unknown to many and those local riders who are in the know, tend to avoid it most of the time. With a 12% gradient in places, it is hard to blame them.