2nd Oct - Bike

Mont Ventoux ... Le Géant de Provence ... fuck yeah!

I climbed the mountain from Bedouin - 1hr 30:03 (22km, ascent 1,617m, average gradient 7.43%)

Felt great. It's a really tough climb and I was pleased to tick one of the great climbs off the list. Si (my pro cyclist mate) had a tough one but still rode 1hr 9:00, just 5 mins down on Lance Armstrong's time in the Dauphiné Liberé a few years ago!

I was pleased that I got within 30 mins of his time and especially chuffed that Wikipedia says that most pro cyclists do the ascent between an hour and 90 mins, and that 'trained amateurs' take between 2 and 3 hours!