Ventoux training
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Don't suppose you can point to a GPS route for that? Sounds excellentI would strongly recommend doing the climb from Bedoin, descent to Sault for Lunch, and the return to Bedoin via Gorge du Nesque. Truly stunning ride and most of the afternoon is a gentle down hill, great for legs that are tired from climbing Ventoux.
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[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19772530#p19772530]SloppySchleckonds[/url] wrote:As per another thread, I'm considering attempting the 6 on Ventoux - I have no doubt about the scale of this challenge though - hence why I'm considering it rather than just going for it. It's a different and bigger beast than The Alpe.
Just imagine how long you could write about it on internet forums.
Well I'd like to hear about it if he does it. I'm considering doing the triple ascent in a couple of years if I can get my proposed house move out of the way this year.
The triple is fine if you're an resonable fit cyclist, you can always take your time and spin. The hardest climb I found was out of malaucene where you have long, straight double digit sections with nothing to look at other than the hill. The Bedoin side tends to twist and turn through the steeper stuff which is just a nicer place to be. The final ascent is a gentle spin so once you make it through the first two you are really there.
6 would be a long, tough day though....0 -
Did Ventoux for a second time in October. We were touring through Sault and could see the top so went for it. There is something special about it.
Doing hill reps etc does have its place but what will get you is the unrelenting climb. Its not particularly steep and in reality its a lot shorter than many Alpine and Spanish climbs. What you may find beneficial are some 2 to 3 hour rides on the very flat where you have to pedal continuously with no free-wheeling. Get used to no stop cycling without breaks of any kind. 60km on the flats of Lincolnshire does me in more than 60km in the Dales0 -
There are a couple of issues which can make a great deal of difference to how your ride goes. First is temperature some people really struggle in 'hot' weather especially on climbs. If you don't like it hot start really early. The second is wind you can come out of the trees at Chalet Reynard and the wind can be so strong it can be blow you off the bike, an early start can mean you get to the top before the wind builds up.
If you can take a gearing that you probably think is too low and take it easy in the bottom third. I've ridden it a couple of times on a 15 kg tourer with 4 panniers and a tent and have passed plenty of people on 8kg 'racing' bikes. Not because I've been going fast they have just been dying on their arse. It feels a lot better to start slowly and finish strongly than set off like a rocket and then flogging yourself to get to the finish.
As previously mentioned I would recommend descending to Sault, there's a nice ice cream shop there.0 -
Temperature shouldn't be an issue if you set off early, just make sure you have an extra layer or two for the potential wind beyond Chalet Reynard.
Did the Cingles in 2010 (September, glorious day +27 at bottom and +20 at top), then did it with my 2yr on the back in 2012 and then me and my wife both did it with a kid on the back of each of our bikes (4yr & 2yr old) in 2014.
If we can get up on 34 x 28 gears with a 15kg child on the back, then anybody can.http://www.snookcycling.wordpress.com - Reports on Cingles du Mont Ventoux, Alpe D'Huez, Galibier, Izoard, Tourmalet, Paris-Roubaix Sportive & Tour of Flanders Sportive, Amstel Gold Xperience, Vosges, C2C, WOTR routes....0 -
I did alpine climbs for the first time last year (Joux Plane, Colombiere, Aravis and the climb to Samoens 1600) from UK training only. I found that because I had been doing a fair amount of turbo training in the first part of the year I was able to pace myself quite easily from my heart rate - the turbo training gave me some idea of what kind of HR I could sustain and over that kind of duration.0
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Don't suppose you can point to a GPS route for that? Sounds excellentI would strongly recommend doing the climb from Bedoin, descent to Sault for Lunch, and the return to Bedoin via Gorge du Nesque. Truly stunning ride and most of the afternoon is a gentle down hill, great for legs that are tired from climbing Ventoux.
Cheers.
Feel free to use my Garmin link below for a ride around Ventoux, taking in Sault & Gorge du Nesque - did a three day trip which included days riding Nesque both ways & a triple ascent of Ventoux on the middle day......then we went on for a week riding around St Jean de Maurienne!!!
Les Gorges de Nesque
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/528240588
Ventoux Triple Ascent
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/529023210
Circumnavigating Ventoux
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/5295335010 -
Don't suppose you can point to a GPS route for that? Sounds excellentI would strongly recommend doing the climb from Bedoin, descent to Sault for Lunch, and the return to Bedoin via Gorge du Nesque. Truly stunning ride and most of the afternoon is a gentle down hill, great for legs that are tired from climbing Ventoux.
Cheers.
Feel free to use my Garmin link below for a ride around Ventoux, taking in Sault & Gorge du Nesque - did a three day trip which included days riding Nesque both ways & a triple ascent of Ventoux on the middle day......then we went on for a week riding around St Jean de Maurienne!!!
Les Gorges de Nesque
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/528240588
Ventoux Triple Ascent
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/529023210
Circumnavigating Ventoux
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/529533501
Crikey, I'll be happy to do it the once! Cheers. 0 -
Thanks once again everyone, this has been most helpful / reassuring!0
