• Two Niçois aged 29 and 40 are engaged in an unusual and above all grueling challenge: to reach Saint-Denis from the Côte d'Azur… on foot.

  • That is more than 850 km to complete in twenty days.

  • A kitty is open, “it will be used to finance a trip for underprivileged children who will be able to attend a club match outside during the next season”, details Iclo.

Cindy Nolli and Iclo (his nickname on social networks) already have their ticket.

They will be in the stands of the Stade de France on the evening of May 7.

But perhaps a little too exhausted to be able to encourage the Aiglons, in the final of the Coupe de France, 25 years after their last coronation.

Since Monday, these two Niçois aged 29 and 40 have been engaged in an unusual and above all grueling challenge: to reach Saint-Denis from the Côte d'Azur... on foot.

That is more than 850 km to complete in twenty days.

“I had the idea when I saw a press article about the journey of a man who had done this between the Spanish border and that of Italy.

I proposed the project to Cindy because we are both fans of OGC Nice.

And she immediately said yes, ”says Iclo, from Castellane, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, from where they left this Wednesday.

To send underprivileged children to follow the Gym outside

They have planned their stages: more than forty kilometers per day.

"You have to be a little crazy," admits this event professional.

He is a seasoned athlete, several times finisher of marathons.

Cindy Nolli, model, is “a little less”.

"But it will do, especially since it's for a good cause," they explain.

In addition to the adventure, if the two Azureans have started, it is to raise funds.

A kitty is open.

“It will be donated to the OGC Nice Endowment Fund.

And it will be used to finance a trip for underprivileged children who will be able to attend a club match outside during the next season, details Iclo.

The idea is to be able to make them dream as I was able to dream when I was younger.

I have lots of strong memories in the bleachers of the Ray stadium.

At the time of publication of the article, they had received nearly 500 euros out of a goal of 3,000 euros.

An interactive experience on their social networks

They still have all the rest of their pilgrimage to the tricolor temple of football, widely shared on their social networks, to move the counter.

They tell about their stages, their breaks and also “their encounters with very nice people, who offer them lodging”, explains Iclo again.

“Some are very touched by the project and help us.

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Their experience is interactive.

Followers are even invited to challenge them to earn bonus mileage.

A bit of “cheating” when hitchhiking, but only on the sections where there are too many elevation changes.

Tuesday, “we walked a kilometer backwards.

So we were allowed to drive for 25 km.

“This Wednesday, they should still benefit from one of these boosts “in an area that is still hilly”.

But "promised" as soon as it's flat, "we do everything on foot", assures the pair.

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