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- France - Provence
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- 1 day
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Cycling
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- Guided
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- Monday to Sunday
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- English, French
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- Trip code : A1958
About the Provence day trip: Mont Ventoux cycling - Challenging
About the cycling guided day trip in the Luberon
- Group rate for 4 persons ( contact us if less or more)
- Road bike included ( Contact us if you wish a Hybrid bike )
- E-Bike sup : Contact us
Today you are climbing the giant of Provence, the "Everest" of every cyclist : the Mont Ventoux. 21 km of climbing and a vertical mile of altitude gain. Have a look at our page dedicated to the Mont Ventoux. It's on the top of every amateur cyclist's bucket list: Ventoux. Touted as one of the most difficult climb in France, the scenery is as grandiose and the biking is tough.
Your guide leads you through the cherry orchards: a gradual section before the real climbing begins. Through a forest of cedar and then beech, a relentless section of 10km at almost 10% grade will ensure that you’re using the easiest gear on your bike. The forested section ends abruptly at the Chalet Reynard, where the famous lunar moonscape begins. The iconic tower that sits defiantly at the summit is only 6km farther, but it never seems to get closer as you continue upwards to the summit. Panoramic view on the whole Provence and on the Alps mountains at the top !
Two possible descent options:
- via Malaucène
- via the spectacular Nesque Gorge.
- Loop Ride
. Option 1 - Bedoin > Mont Ventoux > Malaucene > Bedoin
56km / 34.7 miles - Ascent: +1600 m / Descent: -1600 m
. Option 2 - Bedoin > Mont Ventoux > Via the spectacular Nesque Gorge > Bedoin
90km / 34.7 miles - Ascent: +1600 m / Descent: -1600 m - You meet your guide in Bedoin and start your cycling in Provence
- Depending on our pace, you will be back in Bedoin and finished by 4 to 5 pm
Highlights of the day trip
- Tackling France's most iconic climb: Mont Ventoux !
- From cherry orchards to lunar landscape in only 21km
- 1 restaurant lunch included
- Option: Descent through the spectacular Nesque Gorge
- Incredible panoramas at the top of Ventoux
Day trip info
- This is a FIXED rate, from 1 to 4 participants maximum with 1 private guide
- We confirm the private tour within 7 working days (subject to availability)
- From Monday to Saturday
The ride
- Mont Ventoux is arguably the toughest thing you can do on a bike in France.
It's only suitable for those who are fit, and used to sustained high-intensity cardio exercise, lasting several hour sat a time, and preferably cycling experience on very hilly terrain. - We strongly recommend using E-bikes to make the riding more accessible to less experienced riders (with a supplement): we can also provide you with a E-road bike
The program of the day
- Start of the day: 9AM in Bedoin
- Loop Ride
. Option 1 - Bedoin > Mont Ventoux > Malaucene > Bedoin
56km / 34.7 miles - Ascent: +1600 m / Descent: -1600 m
. Option 2 - Bedoin > Mont Ventoux > Via the spectacular Nesque Gorge > Bedoin
90km / 34.7 miles - Ascent: +1600 m / Descent: -1600 m - End of the day : around 4 to 5 PM in Bedoin
INCLUDED
- 1 English and French-speaking cycling guide during the day tour
- 1 ROAD bike rental - helmet included
- 1 lunch picnic or restaurant
NOT INCLUDED
- E-Bike sup : Contact us
- Your transfer to the start / end of the ride
- Drinks
- Insurance
- Entrance fees - Items of personal nature
DO NOT FORGET TO BRING - You will need:
- Comfortable gym clothes are sufficient or you can choose to wear bicycle-specific clothing (bib-shorts and a cycling jersey)
- Wind/Rain jacket in case of wind, bad weather that can be store in your backpack (recommended)
- a collapsible backpack to store your items
- gloves and a warm hat (beanie) for the summit; it can get cold up on Ventoux and on the descent!
- Running shoes for the flat pedals
- Sun hat, sun protection (hat, sun cream)
- Bottle of water
More Provence day trip holiday
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- France - Provence
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Cycling
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- Guided
Highlights of the day trip
- Cycling in Van Gogh's Provence
- The perched medieval village of Les Baux de Provence
- 1 picnic or restaurant lunch included
- 1 wine tasting and 1 olive oil tasting included ( on opening days)
- Optional : another unique experience at the Carrieres de lumiere, a former rock quarry
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- France - Provence
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Cycling
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- Guided
Highlights of the day trip
- Cycling in Van Gogh's Provence
- Visit the perched medieval village of Les Baux de Provence
- Ride through the vast olive groves of the charming village of Maussane
- 1 picnic or restaurant lunch included
- 1 wine tasting and 1 olive oil tasting included ( on opening days)
- Optional : another unique experience at the Carrieres de lumiere, a former rock quarry
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- France - Provence
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Cycling
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- Guided
Highlights of the day trip
- The charming medieval hamlet of Saumane, the springs of Fontaine du Vaucluse
- The spectacular village of Gordes
- 1 lunch included
- 1 olive oil tasting included on the way to Gordes ( on opening days)
- Easy cycling in the heart of the Luberon countryside, off the beaten track
- The lovely town of Isle sur la Sorgue and its quay side
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- France - Provence
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Cycling
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- Guided
Highlights of the day trip
- The cherry orchards and forests of the perched village of Venasque
- The charming Pernes and its 40 fountains
- 1 picnic or restaurant lunch included
- 1 wine tasting and 1 delicatessen tasting included ( on opening days)
- A cycling route off the beaten-track
- The stunning village of Isle sur la Sorgue and its waterwheels
- The famous Saturday morning market in Pernes
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- France - Provence
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Cycling
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- Guided
Highlights of the day trip
- The most beautiful Provence perched villages: Roussillon, Gordes, Ménerbes, Lacoste
- Cycling where Peter Mayle wrote his "Year in Provence"
- 1 picnic or restaurant lunch included
- 1 olive oil tasting (on opening days )
- Scenic backroads and jaw-dropping vistas from each of the villages
- The famous Friday morning market in Bonnieux
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- France - Provence
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Cycling
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- Guided
Highlights of the day trip
- Cycling on the wines roads at the foot of the iconic Mont Ventoux !
- The charming wine villages of Beaumes de Venise
- 1 restaurant lunch included
- Cycling on small country roads in a wild genuine part of Provence
- Incredible panoramas on the ciseled cliff of the Dentelles de Montmirail
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- France - Provence
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Cycling
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- Guided
Highlights of the day trip
- Tackling France's most iconic climb: Mont Ventoux !
- From cherry orchards to lunar landscape in only 21km
- 1 restaurant lunch included
- Option: Descent through the spectacular Nesque Gorge
- Incredible panoramas at the top of Ventoux
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- France - Provence
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- Group rates
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- 1 day
Total | 980€ |