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Xia · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 874 Location: Geneva (Suisse)

For the last 3 years, french skaters have been climbing the mont Ventoux in the south of France.
Their numbers are incresing every year. While its a bit late for this year, I'm posting this link in case some of you want to put it in their agenda for next year.
http://www.rolleraventoux.net/

The skate is not an organised event, more a grouing of skaters.

For those who don't know what the Mont Vantoux is, ask LS-Mike to describe it to you. As a big fan of cycling, he should know.
I also think that this is the type of skate well suited to Mike.

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

That's a great find, thank you! I'd love to do this next year, and I couldn't imagine more fun than going with a bunch of you guys and gals.

Xia · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 874 Location: Geneva (Suisse)

while I loved to test myself on the Mont Ventoux, I will wait and see how I'll fare on the 111 climbs.
This weekend I was in the south of France and I really suffered on the longer climbs and I only did 30km.

Anne-Jelmer · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:24 am Subject:

I cycled it once. I't quite a long climb.
And the part that runs through the forrest is very steep.
But luckily there are these roadsigns to entertain you: 'Next 4.8 km 9% climb'

Good thing we started our hilltraining last week:

_gj3000_ · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:38 am Subject:

I'm totally up for this. Sounds fantastic. I think I might make contact with the dudes running the site to see what plans they have for 2007...

Xia · Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 874 Location: Geneva (Suisse)

let them finish the 2006 session.... then I'll be happy to help contacting them.

_gj3000_ · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:03 pm Subject:

Cool. Nice one Very Happy

greazer · Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 330 Location: Haarlem

I really want to do this one next year Exclamation

Climbing 1610m on a 21.5km road, average 7.5%, parts of 10.7%, 90+km/h wind, fog, landscape looks like the moon...

THIS is what we are talking about.
Even the graph is scary!

Are they sure THIS isn't the moon?

_gj3000_ · Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:14 pm Subject:

oh my god that's so cool Very Happy

Anne-Jelmer · Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:16 pm Subject:

Last time I was up there (bicycle) the mountain was completely covered in clouds. The view can be totaly different.
Next to the Tommy Simpson memorial monument there was "Highway to Hell written on the tarmac".
Very interested in this one.

merten · Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:37 pm Subject:

If you like such climbs, you might als fancy Glarus, last stage of the Swiss Inline Cup...

http://www.swiss-inline-cup.ch/events/schedules/10_glarus/overall.html