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

[Jim Nichols]

I admire your ability to make that climb, but the view is worth it.  
Here's to continued good health in the new year.

On 12/30/20 1:36 PM, Nathan Wajsman 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.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> Alicante, Spain
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Jim Nichols
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