Provence and Cote d'Azur 2004, trip report

Gianni Filippini said:

I had a great time cycling 10 days in Provence including a fully
loaded climb to Mt Ventoux. Full report is here.

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http://www.cyclingtheworld.org/tours/searchtours.php?continent=any&country=any&region=provence&submitted=TRUE

Great pictures and report. Thanks,

Jobst Brandt
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I had a great time cycling 10 days in Provence including a fully
loaded climb to Mt Ventoux. Full report is here.

http://www.cyclingtheworld.org/tours/searchtours.php?continent=any&country=any&region=provence&submitted=TRUE

Thanks. Interesting to read and with great photos. Mt. Ventoux wasn't on
the Tour de France this year, I don't think. Are they always large groups of
cyclists on it in good weather?

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Mike Kruger said:

Are they always large groups of cyclists on it in good weather?

Thanks Mike of course I cannot answer this we ought to ask one of the
local riders. What I can say is that I was there on a friday beginning
of October ( not high season although weather was still great ) and I
was really impressed by the amount of people riding it. At the top
there is a large parking lot with shops and it was jam packed of
riders! It is a great climb and suggest all serious bikers going
around that area to puff all the way up as it is really worth it.

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Thanks. Interesting to read and with great photos. Mt. Ventoux
wasn't on the Tour de France this year, I don't think. Are they
always large groups of cyclists on it in good weather?

I stayed nearby in Sablet for 2 weeks and we rode up Ventoux 4 times,
each time there were lots of cyclists climbing it, in fact the top was
like a small market with stands selling candy, drinks and souvenirs.