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Cime de La Bonette | Last Orders. A two-hour drive from Nice to its base, this giant in the Mercantour National Park is set to feature as the pinnacle pass of next year’s Tour.
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Ride of the Month: Tracing the tracks of the 2023 Ironman. The Ironman World Championship, which usually takes place in Hawaii, relocated to the French Riviera for the 2023 edition.
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ROTM: The Tour 2024, Stage 20. In July 2024, for the first time in its history, the Tour de France will not be finishing in Paris. Instead, the race will conclude in our hometown of Nice.
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ROTM: Velocity and Light in Paris. Alongside new renditions of agnès b. classics, the collection offers up two signature Café du Cycliste performance pieces for long summer rides.
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Classics Challenge: A Parisian Promenade. Every month, 300 Parisian cyclists meet at the KM0 bike shop, a few meters from the Arc de Triomphe. The idea is simple: ride as a group for 100–200km.
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Ride of the Month: April. It’s officially spring, the clocks have swung forward and the Port of Nice is waking up. Bleary-eyed deckhands scrub and polish the big yachts, and little painted dinghies bob gently. Jérôme Cousin, espresso in hand, is discussing his love for ‘slower’ riding since he stepped out of the pro peloton last year.
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Ride of the Month: March. Every Spring brings an enchantment here in Provence, when the famous yellow Mimosa trees bloom on the Tanneron and in the Esterel. Located just a few kilometres from Cannes, the massif overlooking the Mediterranean is ablaze with gold, exhaling a sweet scent of honey and vanilla.
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Ride of the Month: May. May is the season of the markets in Provence, where a cornucopia of open air stalls appear each week in most towns and villages. We often like to go gathering on our bikes to such markets – a great excuse to sample some saucisson, uncover archictectural gems and enjoy a coffee or three.
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Ride of the Month: March. In the world of cycle racing, Milan–San Remo is one of the most prestigious events of the season. To win this trophy is to have your name chiseled into history. But only if you’re a man.
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Ride of the Month: February. The Tour des Alpes Maritimes is an early test for hill racers. But we ourselves are not here to race. We’re here to discover what the Riviera has to offer the amateur cyclist.
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Ride of the Month: January. Exiting Nice from the north side, this ride provides a healthy mélange of architectural and natural landmarks, with a side of local legend.
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Ride of the Month: December. In Provence, Christmas lasts 40 days. Starting on the day of Sainte-Barbe, on the 4th of December, and lasting until Candlemas day on February the 3rd. In the small village of Luceram, nativity scenes have become a sacred tradition for its inhabitants.