Having won the Coup de Couer prize at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Michael Angelo Covino’s directorial debut, The Climb, is a humorous tale of a tumultuous relationship between two friends over a period of 12 years with riding as a theme throughout.
A key location in the film is Col de Vence, one of Café du Cycliste‘s local climbs – and the brand’s clothing features heavily in the scenes from which the film takes its name.
Film director Michael Angelo Covino said “We were lucky to partner with this great bicycling company based out of Nice, France, called Café du Cycliste. They found out what we were doing and offered to help us get it done right. They are well connected with the cycling clubs, gave us our wardrobe, and helped set us up with custom kits.”
To celebrate the the film and its opening in cinemas around the world, Café du Cycliste is launching a limited edition capsule collection of the Micheline jersey, as worn by Michael Angelo Covino in the movie’s pivotal scene, together with specially designed caps and bidons, all available online and in the company’s Nice, London and Mallorca stores.
