A wonderful ride south of the giant, combining nature and gorgeous architecture.. Prieure de St SymphorienYou will always stumble upon a lavender field at some point if cycling in our area in early summer...
Cycling south of Mont Ventoux
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Mont Ventoux
Climbing the Ventoux, one milestone at a time
This post is brought to you by my other half, who regularly climbs the mountain like a walk in the park. The cyclists amongst you should appreciate.... Not sure where this all is, but here it is with the legend... Tough Tougher Toughest...
Our local heroes in Peloton Magazine, the full story…
As mentioned in a previous post, one of the many ways Christophe has been up the Ventoux, is with a city bike. This time he was accompanied by Nick, his ever faithful friend-in-mischief. The challenge was to leave Marseille's "Vieux port" with one of the town's Velib,...
The Mont Ventoux trails
Yet another adventure up Provence's giant, this time through one of it's numerous trails
The Mont Ventoux’s local hero
For many (including me), cycling up the Ventoux is just a crazy idea that wouldn't normally come to one's mind, For the growing number of passionate cyclists around the world, it has become a must. For others, like our local hero, it is just habitual. Rarely does the...
Lavender country
Sault is one of the 3 villages from which the cyclists start climbing the Mont Ventoux. Around Sault is where you will see the extravagantly purple lavender fields. It's also worth stopping at one of the distilleries to see how the essential oil is produced, take the...
Mont Ventoux by Bedoin
The classic way, step by step, for aficionados And the mandatory stop to the memory of Tom Simpson SaveSave
Nature and wildlife of Mont Ventoux
It is said that sitting at dawn on Mont Ventoux, ou can see all the way to the sea on a clear day. Some screen shots of a TV show about Mont Ventoux And some shots taken while climbing the Ventoux, with rather more domesticated animals, but showing that same...
View Points
During the summer, outdoors become new living areas in their own right. This spot sports a view over the medieval town of Vaison, and the Dentelles de Montmirail hills: the perfect outdoor lounge. It is surrounded by lavenders and other aromatic meditearranean plants...
