TheDoctor does Mont Ventoux
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ChrisKH said:
Brilliantly. It climbed well, and corners like it's on rails. I'm still chuffed to bits with it.
GrahamG said:What is the bike? Looks nice and understated and with minimal logos, which I like, but which means I'm struggling to identify it
It's an unstickered Ambrosio frame, from FatBirds.
Fab Foodie said:
Well, the climb from Bedoin is for another day, I suspect. I got up to about 70 kph on the descent to Sault.
Only for masochistic values of the word 'enjoy'. I needed that like a hole in the head TBH.Tim Bennet. said:
Plax said:Having looked at the pics again, the one entitled "The Northern Relay Jersy at the top", has, what looks to be a questionable undergarment near the back wheel. Something your not telling us Doc?
I hadn't noticed it! Nothing to do with me...
Lardyboy
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Very well done Doc. One day I'm going to get up that mountain, and your description and pics make me want to do it even more. 
Chapaux Doc, it is a great achievement. I went up there in 2005 and took the route from Bedoin and down to Malaucene. I did it in 2.20hrs with a stop at the chateau for coffee and cake. Whenever I think about that day I break out into a big grin. No doubt you will to.
Well done, Doc. You certainly look a lot better at the top than I did when I managed it a few years ago. I could barely stand up and a grimace was all I could manage. Smilng was completely out of the question.
I am planning to be in that neck of the woods in June so hopefully will have the chance to get myself to the top again.
Stephen
I am planning to be in that neck of the woods in June so hopefully will have the chance to get myself to the top again.
Stephen
i went up ventoux in mid april, the weather for the climb was perfect, and there was snow at the top.
well done to the doctor - it's an amazing feeling, and the best climb. the route from bedoin is unrelentingly savage. i did it in about 1hr 38mins, taking out the stop at chalet reynard to run in and fill up the bottle.
for anyone thinking of doing this climb, it's awe-inspiring and a place of pilgrimage on the bike. and any excuse to post pictures of one of my best days ever. CHAPEAU to the doctor!!
well done to the doctor - it's an amazing feeling, and the best climb. the route from bedoin is unrelentingly savage. i did it in about 1hr 38mins, taking out the stop at chalet reynard to run in and fill up the bottle.
for anyone thinking of doing this climb, it's awe-inspiring and a place of pilgrimage on the bike. and any excuse to post pictures of one of my best days ever. CHAPEAU to the doctor!!
Jonathan M
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What is the road up from the west like (Vaison la Romaine direction?) as we were (bikeless) in the area last year, and drove up & down from Bedoin - someone has at somepoint said to me the route from the west is the most straightforward?
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Jonathan M said:
I'm not quite sure which route you mean there. There's three roads up, starting from 3 different villages :-
Malaucene - 21.2 km average gradient 7.2% max 10.9%
Bedoin - 22 km average 7.6 % max 10.4%
Sault - 25.7 km average 4.5% max 10.2%
Those last two routes meet at Chalet Reynard, where you can get water, food, coke and other essentials of life. Certainly Sault to Chalet Reynard was reasonably straightforward - it's uphill, but not horribly so, and there's a decent amount of shade. The last 6 km to the top were unrelentingly horrid. Anytime I'm down that way again I'll do the climb from Sault, but I'm not doing the last bit up to the top again...
Jonathan M
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It will be the Malaucene route, the only route that doesn't pass by Chalet Reynard.
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Sorry, I didn't even go and have a look at that one. According to a CW article (20/12/2007, p 99) the gradient varies a bit and has some flat sections. If you want the full section about that route, PM me your address or a fax number and I'll get a copy to you. It's about half a page - 10 paras or so (which is why I'm not typing the whole thing in!).