In the skyline of France’s Provence region, Mont Ventoux culminates at 1,909 metres. Each year, its steep slopes are the setting for an epic stage of the Tour de France cyling race. The bald mountain fascinates professional and amateur cyclists alike. The most determined of them even attempt the “Nutters’ challenge”: climbing Mont Ventoux three times in one day on the three different roads to the summit. We went to meet some of them.
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4 Comments
Nut in my bussy challenge
J’adore le vélo, mais montrer ici – c’est trop pour moi 😢
I've climbed the Ventoux with my heavily modfied Dahon foldable about a dozen times over the last decade. Additionally, a few times, I only did the last few km from the Chalet Reynard and the Chalet Liotard as a nice afternoon workout. I do it in my own pace and often stop for photos, and that's what I recommend to everybody who thinks they are not capable of doing it because they compare themselves to those people with the monster calves. 😉 I had burning sun, fog, storm, once even light snow shortly before they closed the road from Bédoin, and that was really magic.
I used to go there at least once a year with my camper and stayed on the top for a few days. Only in the last three years, I didn't have the opportunity, but hopefully I find the time next year. The Ventoux never disappoints. It's so stunningly beautiful, and it never gets old. Once, Í did all three routes within three days. I've heard of the challenge, of course, but I would never even try to do even two ascends in one day. Maybe if I was 30 years younger…
Just started cycling in my 50’s this is my target to keep training on the cold winters nights here in the U.K.