One of our first long rides

From Grenoble to Mont Ventoux

June 1999

WHY TO DO THIS RIDE ?


Before summer 1999, we choose to do a long ride, a three days ride. We wanted to climb Ventoux, from Malaucène. The frist day, we joined Rhone Valley and the second day was the "crucial day", with a long steep climb. A climb without end, steep... steep but too bad because we are here... The third day, on the return leg, we very enjoyed narrow roads in "Gorges des May" for example and crossing Vercors from the south to the north... We are pleased to show you some pics and the route map for your own pleasure... Enjoy...

SOME PICTURES...

 

To the Top of Ventoux, here is the observatory...

Tom Simpson memorial in the descent towards Sault...

Later in the descent, we stopped on a rock road to have picnic with my gaz stove...

Back to the top with Isabelle... Is a Bell necessary on a bike ?

Here is a point of view, seen here from the top...

THE ROUTE MAP FROM GRENOBLE TO GRENOBLE...


Date Route Hour Town Altitude Km Partiel Km Total Average

22/06/99

 

6:50am Grenoble

200

0

0

 

 

PC

 

Veurey

 

12

12

 

 

PC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D45 8:15am Tullins

 

 

27

 

 

N92 8:50am Vinay

 

13

40

 

 

N92 9:35am Saint Marcellin

 

11

51

 

 

N92 10:40am Romans sur Isere

 

24

75

 

 

N92 11:00am Bourg de peage

 

2

77

 

 

D538 11:45am Alixan

 

12

85

 

 

D538 11:55am Montelier

 

5

90

 

 

D538 01:00pm Crest

 

15

115

 

 

 

01:40pm Crest - Depart

 

 

 

 

 

D104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D538

 

 

 

10

125

 

 

D6 02:45pm Puy Saint Martin

 

8

133

 

 

 

 

La porte de la Drome provencale

 

 

 

 

 

D6 02:55pm Cleon d'Andran

 

3

136

 

 

D9 03:20pm La begude de Mazenc

 

9

145

 

 

 

 

La creme a la vanille

 

 

 

 

 

D9 04:25pm Salles s/s bois

 

12

157

 

 

D56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D4 05:00pm Grignan (BPF 26)

 

7

164

 

 

 

 

Le chateau de Mme de Sevigne

 

 

 

 

 

D71 05:25pm Chamaret

 

4

168

 

 

D71

 

Montsegur

 

5

173

 

 

D71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D218

 

Saint Restitut

 

7

180

 

 

D855

 

Col des Pieux

193

1

181

 

 

 

07:00pm Bollene

 

19

200

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date Route Hour Town Altitude Km Partiel Km Total Average

23/06/99

 

07:40am Bollene

 

0

0

 

 

D94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D8 08:10am Rochegude

 

10

10

 

 

 

08:30am Sainte Cecile Les Vignes

 

5

15

 

 

D8 08:45am Cairanne

 

4

19

 

 

 

09:00am Rasteau

 

5

24

 

 

D975 09:30am Vaison la Romaine

 

10

34

 

 

 

 

La vallée de l'Ouvez

 

 

 

 

 

D938 10:00am Malaucene

 

10

44

 

 

 

 

Préparation à la Montée

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00am Malaucene

 

0

44

 

 

D974

 

Le mont Serein

 

 

 

 

 

D974 01:20pm Le Mont Ventoux

1920

23

67

 

 

 

03:00pm Le Mont Ventoux

 

0

67

 

 

D974

 

Carrefour D164

 

 

 

 

 

D164 04:15pm Sault

 

26

93

 

 

 

04:40pm Sault

 

0

93

 

 

D942 05:00pm Aurel

780

4

97

 

 

D942

 

Montbrun Les Bains (BPF 26)

 

 

 

 

 

D72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D40 06:05pm Brantes (BPF 84)

 

20

117

 

 

D40 06:30pm Saint Leger du Ventoux

 

7

124

 

 

D40 07:00pm Mollans

 

8

132

 

 

 

 

Col de Veaux

385

 

 

 

 

D46

 

Saint Romain en viennois

 

 

 

 

 

D46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D538 08:30pm Nyons

 

24

156

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date Route Hour Town Altitude Km Partiel Km Total Average

24/06/99

 

07:00am Nyons

 

0

0

 

 

 

 

La capitale de l'olive ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les feuilles de tilleul...

 

 

 

 

 

D94 08:00am Sahune

 

16

16

 

 

 

 

Les gorges de St May

 

 

 

 

 

D61 08:40am Remuzat

 

12

28

 

 

D61 09:15am La motte chalancon (BPF26)

 

9

37

 

 

D61 09:50am La charce

 

7

44

 

 

D61 10:15am Establet

 

5

49

 

 

D61 10:30am Bellegarde en Diois

 

4

53

 

 

D61 10:50am Col de Premol

963

2

55

 

 

D61

 

Poyols

 

 

 

 

 

D61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D93 11:25am

 

 

12

67

 

 

D93 12:15am Die

 

19

86

 

 

 

01:30pm Die

 

0

86

20,6

 

D518

 

Chamaloc

 

5

91

 

 

D518 03:20pm Col de Rousset (BCN 26)

1254

15

106

 

 

D518 04:45pm Saint Agnan en Vercors

 

 

121

 

 

D103 05:05pm

 

 

8

129

 

 

D103 05:40pm Saint Julien en Vercors

920

6

135

 

 

 

06:05pm Le Pont de la goule noire

820

7

142

 

 

D531 06:50pm Villard de Lans

 

8

150

 

 

D531 07:15pm Lans en Vercors

 

6

156

 

 

D531

 

Sassenage

 

 

 

 

 

PC

 

Fontaine

 

 

 

 

 

 

08:00pm Grenoble

 

25

181

20

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