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On the Eastern
slope by Sault - the least difficult climb – a 1220 metre rise over 26 kilometres. 20 km. of shaded road, of false rising summits (3,5%) and climbs (5-6%), on a well-tended road. At 1410m one comes out of the forest to discover a lunar-like landscape and joins the Bédoin road. The last 6 kilometres are at +/-9%.
The southern ascent by Bédoin
- part of the Tour de France and the most difficult: a 1610 metre climb over 21,5 km (+/-7,5%). Between Bédoin and Chalet Reynard, there is a 6 km climb, then 9 kilometres between 8,5 and 10,7 %.
The Northern ascent by Malaucène
- a 1535 m climb over 21km (+/-7,3%). An easier ride than
the others on a recently re-surfaced road. Magnificent views
on a slope which is protected from the southerly winds.
The Tour de France
A mythical stage of the Tour de France
nicknamed the 'Chaudron de l’Enfer' – Hell's
Cauldron - the Ventoux hosted the Tour for the first time
in 1951 for the Montpellier-Avignon stage. Charly Gaul in
1958, Raymond Poulidor in 1965, Eddy Merckx in 1970, Bernard
Thévenet in1972, Jean-François Bernard in
1987, Marco Pantani in 2000 and Richard Virenque in 2002
were all outstanding here. .
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