[Leica] Nathan's PAD 30/12/2020: today's climb

[Don Dory]

Good on you for the miles despite the shut in.

On Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 1:37 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> I am using the good (albeit chilly, by our standards) weather and the fact
> that I am on holiday to get in some quality km on my bicycle. Today’s ride
> was of the “short and sharp” variety: only 43 km but with significant
> climbing, including one particularly gruelling climb from Busot to the
> Cuevas (caves) de Canelobre. You go from an altitude of about 340-350 m to
> 580 m in 2.5 km, with some portions as steep as 13%. There is no stopping;
> if you stop, it will be virtually impossible to restart uphill. I only do
> this route if I have good legs, and today I did.
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> The municipality has put up some helpful signs along the climb. They can
> be interpreted as a threat or promise, according to one’s attitude:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-JpXn7NV/A
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> Once at the caves, I took a few minutes to enjoy the view of the Alicante
> coastal plain, including the road on which I have just been huffing and
> puffing:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-ZkCzqw2/A
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> Overall, 2020 has been a miserable year for obvious reasons. But my
> cycling has benefitted from the flexibility offered by working from home
> for several months, and I have covered more km and climbed more meters than
> in either 2018 or 2019. Tomorrow I hope to finish the year with a good hard
> ride tomorrow.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> Alicante, Spain
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