“Retro running, for me, is discovering step by step what awaits me”, explains Lulu, who is tackling this Tuesday, June 14 the ascent of one of the highest passes in Provence.
The top of the Bonette also has the particularity of having the highest road in Europe, perched at an altitude of 2802 m.
Louis Béranguer, 60, is a fan of running backwards.
That is to say, it runs in reverse.
The man, who likes to compare himself to Spiderman or Batman, has climbed 17 legendary passes taken by the Tour de France, including the famous 14 bends that lead to Alpe-d'Huez, in Isère.
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Lulu is a pioneer in France, but does not claim to have invented this discipline.
“There are champions in Germany, in England, in the United States… It is only in France that we are a little mocked”, confides the champion.
That day Lulu swallowed the Bonette and her 14 km climb in 2h22.
Watch our report in our video at the top of the article.