Strength Hills : Tour de France Stage at Mont Ventoux ; Recovery Run 20km
Maps and time schedules can be found for this years Tour de France if you know where to look. They won't go up on the official site until later in June and some souvenir official magazines have been sold.
My first stage visit this year will be at Mont Ventoux. The daily run will be a 500m altitude ascension to 1900m and descend back to 1400m asl. The rocky trail from Mont Serein (the other side of the tour route)is shorter and through the forest mostly. The road route is longer but quicker. Both directions will not take more than 90 minutes up and back. A relentless 50 minutes up and 40 minute jog back down. It's usually sunny and windy in July.
There are three roads that will take us to Mont Ventoux. Bedoin along the normal Tour de France route, the sometimes used route from Maulucene and the never used route from Sault (too easy). There are markets in all three villages with luscious produce.
Today was a too easy 20km jog, mostly on soft surfaces. Next set tomorrow on track!!
Some random images from 2011 and 2013.
My first stage visit this year will be at Mont Ventoux. The daily run will be a 500m altitude ascension to 1900m and descend back to 1400m asl. The rocky trail from Mont Serein (the other side of the tour route)is shorter and through the forest mostly. The road route is longer but quicker. Both directions will not take more than 90 minutes up and back. A relentless 50 minutes up and 40 minute jog back down. It's usually sunny and windy in July.
There are three roads that will take us to Mont Ventoux. Bedoin along the normal Tour de France route, the sometimes used route from Maulucene and the never used route from Sault (too easy). There are markets in all three villages with luscious produce.
Today was a too easy 20km jog, mostly on soft surfaces. Next set tomorrow on track!!
Some random images from 2011 and 2013.
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