What started in Girona now has an address on the Côte d’Azur, 100 yards from the beach. The Service Course, Nice marries beautiful rental bikes with coffee and rigorous programme of group rides. Rides range from the local friendly loops to the more ambitious 170km / 3,500vm circuit, Iconic Cols. Multi-night packages are available in the shape of Nice Pro Tours, with half a dozen taking place throughout the summer season.

Local to The Service Course is a juice and vegan burger hatch, Caju Vegan, and also Sonder – serviced apartments suited to cyclists visiting Nice.

Watch Postcards from the Promenade (7 minutes) featuring lead guide Alexis Roche, and local pros Abby Mae Parkinson and Simon Gerrans. Venues are also in Girona and Wilmslow (Manchester).