VESUBIE VALLEY,
In 2020 Tempeste Alex dropped 900mm of rain in just 24 hours on the mountains above Saint Martin de Vésubie, home to the Transvésubienne XC race. The resulting flood brought devastation to the valley and community below, the famous Biere de Comté brewery, and of course to the big-mountain race that links the high mountains of the Vesubie to the beach below. Ten months on from the storm, has the community recovered, is the beer flowing again, and can the race take place?
AUGUST 2021
Photographer: Mick Kirkman