Day 7 - Mont Ventoux encore une fois - Provence Again 🇫🇷

June 12, 2019

Day 7 - Mont Ventoux encore une fois

Today was Mont Ventoux day from Malaucène. This is 21km up with an average grade of 7.5% over the entire length. However, there are several sections well into double digits and an especially nasty section in the middle of 3 km averaging 11-12% for the entire time. The weather was cool which was great for the way up but I almost froze on the way down. I was actually shivering at times despite having a jacket and full finger gloves with me. We had a celebratory pizza and beer in Malaucène before riding back to Vaison. For a special treat at happy hour tonight we had a wine tasting from a local vineyard that is family owned and now run by the 11th generation. It has been in operation since the 1600s. I did not particularly enjoy the wines but then again I am not a fan of the grapes used in this region.

As for the numbers for today’s ride:

Distance for the day 62.4km

Climb length 21 km

Total climbing 5685ft

Height of climb 6300ft

Time to top from Malaucène 2 hrs 45 min

Max speed on the way down 60.8kph

This was the 2nd time for me and I AM NEVER DOING IT AGAIN!!!!