Mont Ventoux

France / Provence-Alpes-Cote-dAzur / Saint-Leger-du-Ventoux /

mountain, invisible

1,912 metres (6,273 feet)

A mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located 20 km north-east of Carpentras

Mont Ventoux has become legendary as the scene of one of the most gruelling climbs in the Tour de France bicycle race, which has ascended the mountain thirteen times since 1951.

The mountain achieved worldwide notoriety when it claimed the life of British cyclist Tom Simpson, who died here on July 13, 1967 from heat exhaustion caused by a combination of factors.

There is a memorial to Simpson near the summit which has become a shrine to fans of cycling.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Ventoux

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Coordinates: 44°10'2"N 5°17'19"E

Alpilles 64 km
Mont Aiguille 79 km
Grand Veymont 81 km
Mountain Bugarach 277 km
Mt. Canigou 294 km
Aiguanegra 314 km
Zona volcànica de la Garrotxa 316 km
22. Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes (Sarrià - Sant Gervasi) 401 km
Montserrat 403 km
Sant Corneli 413 km

Les Gorges du Toulourenc 9 km
Our Lady of the Annunciation Abbey -Le Barroux 14 km
Camping Capfun Carpe Diem 18 km
The Dentelles de Montmirail 20 km
Aérodrome Orange Plan-de-Dieu 29 km
Louis Mousset SA 31 km
Mount Risou 31 km
Solar Field 33 km
La Motte-Chalancon 37 km
Fenadon 46 km

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Les Gorges du Toulourenc Our Lady of the Annunciation Abbey -Le Barroux Camping Capfun Carpe Diem The Dentelles de Montmirail Aérodrome Orange Plan-de-Dieu Louis Mousset SA Mount Risou Solar Field La Motte-Chalancon Fenadon