On Mont Ventoux

Carpentras - Starting point for the sacred mountain of cyclists

Getting there: from Orange to Carpentras The cycle path(!) mostly follows a former railway track.

The Giant of Provence - or the pilgrimage up there

More information about the mountain: https://www.quaeldich.de/paesse/mont-ventoux/ The start and finish of this route was in Carpentras.

Short report on stage 1 Samedan - Livigno - Bormio - Santa Catarina

Delayed start in Samedan as we waited for the heavy rain to end over a coffee. Starting in full rain gear… First shades cast on the ascent to the Bernina Pass. Sunscreen needed...

Experiences J - O

J: Jausiers Our stopover after the Bonnette K: Kilometers We covered over 800 kilometers (about 100 km per day). However, the almost 1800 meters of altitude were more...

Experiences E - I

Experiences A to D

Car: We saw many. Only one almost hit Beat. On the descent from col de Saisies, a car stopped on the right side at a wide spot. Beat thought it wanted to let him and the biker...