Mont Ventoux and Provence with Stefaan Counotte

Stefaan Counotte brings us a fun set of new rides from France, including the Giant of Provence, Mont Ventoux.

Stefaan has captured the route of the Lapierre Gran Fondo Mont Ventoux in three parts, an epic 118km route through the mountains of Provence in southern France.

The other, shorter routes in this collection will transport you to the quiet hills and villages of the region.

Find all these rides under NEW in the FulGaz app or by searching the Stefaan.

COL DE FONTAUBE

This ride starts in Malaucène at the foot of Mont Ventoux then goes to a very small village, Savoillan, on the north side of the Ventoux. On the way we climb the Col de Fontaube, and few Kms later, the slightly higher Col des Aires. During the climb we see the top of the giant of the Provence several times.

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41.438km
DISTANCE
1:34:05
DURATION
521m
ELEVATION

LAPIERRE GRAN FONDO MONT VENTOUX PART 1

This ride is the first part of the Lapierre Gran Fondo Mont Ventoux and starts in Vaison la Romaine then goes via Malaucene and Col de la Madeleine to Bedoin.

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20.853km
DISTANCE
0:49:12
DURATION
359m
ELEVATION

LAPIERRE GRAN FONDO MONT VENTOUX PART 2

This ride is the second part of Lapierre Gran Fondo Mont Ventoux and is a fairly tough ride and goes over Col de la Gabelle where you see the giant of Provence looming in front of you in the first Km. After a descent we start at the ¨Gorge de le Nesque¨ then Col des Abeilles awaits after which we descend again relaxed via Col de la Gabelle.

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78.055km
DISTANCE
3:01:45
DURATION
1452m
ELEVATION

LAPIERRE GRAN FONDO MONT VENTOUX PART 3

Bédoin to Mount Ventoux on a beautiful sunny day. Of the three Mont Ventoux routes this Bédoin ride is considered to be the hardest, climbing for around 20Kms, with a long intense section of 9-10%, and around 1,500 meters of elevation gain.

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19.52km
DISTANCE
01:48:43
DURATION
1512m
ELEVATION

BéDOIN TO VAISON-LA-ROMAINE

This ride starts in Bedoin at the foot of the Ventoux and goes towards Malaucène over the Col de la Madeleine (this is not the Madeleine in the Alps) and then along quiet roads until Vaison-la-Romaine (Roman fortress).

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25.676km
DISTANCE
0:58:30
DURATION
305m
ELEVATION

GORGES DE LA NESQUE FROM BéDOIN

A beautiful countryside ride from Bedoin to Monieux in the shadows of Mont Ventoux. After 10kms you'll reach Villes-sur-Auzon and start the 20km moderate climb through the gorge, a spectacular balcony road. Then its a nice 3km downhill to a final short steeper section into the old town of Monieux.

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33.8km
DISTANCE
01:14:15
DURATION
596m
ELEVATION

ABOUT STEFAAN

This is Stefaan Counotte’s first ride collection for FulGaz. Hailing from Belgium, Stefaan loves a long ride and has ridden over 500 rides on FulGaz!

 

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