The Bi-Cingles du Mont Ventoux
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6 ascents of Mt Ventoux in one day to raise over ten thousand pounds for charity. A good read...
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Wow.0
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If the climbing was 9000m then also counts as an Everest! Great blog.0
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I read the thread title and assumed it was about 2 of the 3 routes up, doh!0
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DaveP1 wrote:
I don't think so, Everesting is meant to be one route, repeated. Isn't it?MrB123 wrote:If the climbing was 9000m then also counts as an Everest! Great blog.
Yeah, think you may be right. Probably a rather more satisfying ride though than flogging up and down the same route time after time.0 -
Cinglé = crazy in French, which is about right!0
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Good read that and a great effort to achieve, I'd say more mental than physical?Trainer Road Blog: https://hitthesweetspot.home.blog/
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Haha, I did it the Cinglés de Mont Ventoux last year and the thought of doing it twice over is just ridiculous.0
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MrB123 wrote:DaveP1 wrote:
I don't think so, Everesting is meant to be one route, repeated. Isn't it?MrB123 wrote:If the climbing was 9000m then also counts as an Everest! Great blog.
Yeah, think you may be right. Probably a rather more satisfying ride though than flogging up and down the same route time after time.
Definitely! Bit close to the High Rouleurs target of 10k though...0 -
Supermurph09 wrote:Good read that and a great effort to achieve, I'd say more mental than physical?
Definitely a mental challenge but eating and drinking enough will be really hard too. At least you do each climb "only" twice (which looks stupid when written).
There was a 49 year old Brit who did this a couple of years ago supported just by his wife IIRC. After doing AdH6, I'd thought about attempting this but decided I don't have the time to commit to training. Now my daughter has been diagnosed with leukaemia, I might just have to rethink that decision and get on with it next year. I think it would make me one of the oldest Brits to do it. Will focus on my daughter for now but riding up a hill a few times is nothing compared with the treatment either my daughter or son has gone through - I just need to MTFU.ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
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meanredspider wrote:Supermurph09 wrote:Good read that and a great effort to achieve, I'd say more mental than physical?
Definitely a mental challenge but eating and drinking enough will be really hard too. At least you do each climb "only" twice (which looks stupid when written).
There was a 49 year old Brit who did this a couple of years ago supported just by his wife IIRC. After doing AdH6, I'd thought about attempting this but decided I don't have the time to commit to training. Now my daughter has been diagnosed with leukaemia, I might just have to rethink that decision and get on with it next year. I think it would make me one of the oldest Brits to do it. Will focus on my daughter for now but riding up a hill a few times is nothing compared with the treatment either my daughter or son has gone through - I just need to MTFU.
Hope all works out ok. Treatment for lymphoma has come a long way so all crossed.0 -
Great blog - informative and exciting, yet concise. Could leave without a donation and this message should push the post back up.0
