Le Geant de Provence: Ventoux challenge

As (almost) every year, in May I will be doing Trail des Gorges de l'Ardèche (http://trail-gorges-ardeche.fr/) and this year I will also finally take my bike with me there to tick Mont Ventoux off my bucket list the day before.

If anyone fancy joining me on the way up (and down, and energy drinks afterwards obviously too) I would be more that happy.

The plan is to do classic route from Bédoin (21.5 km, 1610 m D+) - https://goo.gl/DVSJD4

...and if there are more adventurous amongst us, perhaps descend to Malaucène and go back up again (21 km, 1570 m D+) - https://goo.gl/snZ89X

...and if it is still not enough, there is always Sault side remaining (26 km, 1220 m D+) - https://goo.gl/qMqNqf

...which would qualify such a tool for a membership in Club des Cinglés du Mont-Ventoux (http://www.clubcinglesventoux.org/en/club.html)

More details on climbs: https://www.cycling-challenge.com/mont-ventoux-all-three-sides/

Regardless of number of climbs, this should work well as real training before l'Etape, Marmotte or any other such evil coming not that long afterwards.

I will be staying for a week or so some 70 km away, in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, and will come to Bédoin only in the morning and leave in the evening - so if someone wants to take care of hosting duties and arrange accommodation etc in Bédoin please let me know.

Alternatively we could reach out to guys like Freewheeling France (thanks Don for letting me know of them!) who organise a whole Ventoux weekend around these dates - https://www.freewheelingfrance.com/blog/ventoux-weekend.html

Who's game?

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