Mont Ventoux anyone??

On Feb 28, 1:54 pm, Munro <Munro.35h...@no-

mx.forums.cyclingforums.com said:

Has anybody here ridden up Mont. Ventoux? Can you shed any light on your
experience at the time? I plan to do the trip later this year, and any
tips you might have on bike hire, decent local accomodation and any
other issues would be appreciated.

Done it twice, starting from Malaucene and Sault, but both times using
the Chalet Reynard route (cos we were early in the year and the
Malaucene/north approach was potentially closed with snow).

I'm not sure I'd want to do the ride on a hire bike. It is a fairly
tough day, more so the first time with a full camping load than the
time we did it on a unloaded "rest day". Our cheap hotel in Sault was
memorably grotty, presumably something to do with its popularity with
skinflint cyclists...

James

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On Feb 28, 1:54 pm, Munro <Munro.35h...@no-

mx.forums.cyclingforums.com said:

Has anybody here ridden up Mont. Ventoux? Can you shed any light on your
experience at the time?  I plan to do the trip later this year, and any
tips you might have on bike hire, decent local accomodation and any
other issues would be appreciated.

Done it twice, starting from Malaucene and Sault, but both times using
the Chalet Reynard route (cos we were early in the year and the
Malaucene/north approach was potentially closed with snow).

I'm not sure I'd want to do the ride on a hire bike. It is a fairly
tough day, more so the first time with a full camping load than the
time we did it on a unloaded "rest day". Our cheap hotel in Sault was
memorably grotty, presumably something to do with its popularity with
skinflint cyclists...

James

I've done it from Bedoin a few times, which is where they do races
from once a week. It is probably the hardest way up but blooming good.
I found it best first thing in the mornign before the sun and the have-
a-go riders come out.

Munro said:

Has anybody here ridden up Mont. Ventoux? Can you shed any light on your
experience at the time? I plan to do the trip later this year, and any
tips you might have on bike hire, decent local accomodation and any
other issues would be appreciated.

I went up from Bédouin for the Tom Simpson Memorial Ride last year. I
hadn't ridden for several months until the day before so found it very
hard hard, but still
managed.http://picasaweb.google.com/djgregoryorama/Summer2007/photo?authkey=J50NfVs5sPE#5092229584809781570
The local bike shop in Bédouin were very friendly and they rent all
kinds of bike from carbon framed road to VTT.
http://www.bedoin-location.com/index.htm#location_velo
http://www.bedoin-location.com/route.htm

I stayed at a camp site in my Kampervan but there are plenty of places
to stay.
Enjoy!
All the best
Dan Gregory

Dan Gregory said:

Munro said:

Has anybody here ridden up Mont. Ventoux? Can you shed any light on your
experience at the time? I plan to do the trip later this year, and any
tips you might have on bike hire, decent local accomodation and any
other issues would be appreciated.

I went up from Bédouin for the Tom Simpson Memorial Ride last year. I
hadn't ridden for several months until the day before so found it very
hard hard, but still
managed.http://picasaweb.google.com/djgregoryorama/Summer2007/photo?authkey=J...
The local bike shop in Bédouin were very friendly and they rent all
kinds of bike from carbon framed road to VTT.http://www.bedoin-location.com/index.htm#location_velohttp://www.bedoin-location.com/route.htm

I stayed at a camp site in my Kampervan but there are plenty of places
to stay.
Enjoy!
All the best
Dan Gregory

Did it as a 100km Audax couple of years ago, start/finish in Buis les
B. Fairly steady ride with long slow ascent until Chalet Reynard (good
cafe in just the right spot!) then long steep steady slog past T
Simpsons memorial.
Spectacular fast descent and back in no time. Overall didn't seem such
a hard ride as expected.

chees
Jacob

Munro said:

Has anybody here ridden up Mont. Ventoux? Can you shed any light on your
experience at the time? I plan to do the trip later this year, and any
tips you might have on bike hire, decent local accomodation and any
other issues would be appreciated.

Accomadation/bike-hire:

http://www.veloventoux.com/

It's a good ride. Enjoy it!

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