Mont Ventoux and other climbs

Mont Ventoux, a set on Flickr.

Km markers

On many of the Alpine climbs you'll see these kilometre markers, along with the steepness of the road. This one is on the Col de l'epine. They really are great, particularly on the long climbs like the Ventoux and Semnoz. They give you a sense of how hard you should/can be going and how long there's left. The only trouble is when they go missing, or you miss them. On the ascent of the Ventoux to Bedoin I couldnt see many through the forest section. They also seemed to be on the other side of the road so they were easily missed. Curiously there dont seem to many on Alpe d'huez either - there are a couple, but they seem more concerned about numbering the corners. Even then, the signs are placed so high up on the hairpins that they arent that easy to see when riding up - they certainly arent in your eyeline.

Ventoux Video

Mont Ventoux & L'Alpe d'Huez from Gareth Enticott on Vimeo.

It is done

Ventoux tamed, twice.

More to follow...

At the top


The Summit


The view


The view