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panorama from east (Alps)<br />
through south (Provance) to the<br />
west – to the plain area. In the<br />
gift shop one can buy a lot <strong>of</strong><br />
good memory-gift, for<br />
example: T-shirts, jerseys,<br />
trouserses, cards, medals, and<br />
small things.<br />
My 2nd climb – from<br />
Malaucene - was a true hot<br />
spell climb, as I read from a<br />
few cyclists and why they<br />
advised to start earlier. After a<br />
few kilometers the road was<br />
shined so much so I decided to<br />
take on a kerchief under my<br />
helmet to stand the hot. The<br />
kerchief which was hanging<br />
onto my neck protected it.From<br />
this side <strong>of</strong> the Mont Ventoux<br />
not so many cyclysts were<br />
climbing up. In the 2nd half <strong>of</strong><br />
the climb I could see good<br />
views to north, to mountains.<br />
After the junction <strong>of</strong> Mont<br />
Serein, the remaining climb<br />
was 10-8% steep, where – after<br />
ca. 1 km – I could enjoy the<br />
view to the bare peak <strong>of</strong> Mt<br />
Ventoux, the road and the<br />
hairpins. At the top I spent too<br />
much time, so I left it at 5 pm.<br />
I didn’t spared with the time,<br />
because my first aim was to<br />
enjoy the day and to make it<br />
unforget<strong>table</strong>. A few kms<br />
before Sault the road went<br />
throught levander fields, it was<br />
typical in Provance. Because I<br />
didn’t have food for supper and<br />
next breakfast it was funny that<br />
during my Mt Ventoux attempt<br />
BIG Review 2009<br />
I bought a baguette and carried<br />
it on my last climb. That’s<br />
truely by bicycletourers and I<br />
enjoyed it ! I’m not the guy<br />
who has an accompanying car<br />
with some clothes or food in it,<br />
etc. I had everything I needed<br />
(ca. 3-4 kgs) by me on my bike<br />
since I started in the morning.<br />
After Chalet Reynard – on the<br />
steeper kilometers (6 km : 7-<br />
10%) – I was pushing the<br />
pedals with feeling be elated /<br />
excited. The peak was shined<br />
by late sunshine lights, then ca.<br />
2 kms before reaching the top I<br />
saw as the sun hided behind the<br />
mountain, but it seemed that<br />
the Sun went down. There was<br />
almost no traffic on the<br />
mountain. I enjoyed that<br />
calmness when I met with a<br />
few friendly sheep. I enjoyed<br />
was wonderful and<br />
unforget<strong>table</strong>, altough I had<br />
2kms left. As I turned in the<br />
last hairpin bend I was<br />
surprised by the last sunshine<br />
lights before sunset. It was ca.<br />
9:15 pm. Arriving at the<br />
parking place I shouted into the<br />
air: „-I did it ! ” As 1st<br />
hungarian I performed the<br />
conditions <strong>of</strong> being a proud<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the Club <strong>des</strong><br />
Cingles du Mont Ventoux.<br />
Besi<strong>des</strong> I did it not by a 9-10kg<br />
light racebike, but a 13,5 kg<br />
touringbike + my ca. 3,5 kg<br />
weighted pack without any<br />
accompanying car, people. .<br />
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As I took a few photos and<br />
vide<strong>of</strong>ilm <strong>of</strong> me speaking to the<br />
camera, 1-2 men arrived there<br />
who asked me about the event.<br />
I told them with very much<br />
happiness what I succeeded. I<br />
felt me very-very happy. And I<br />
felt also that I wasn’t at the end<br />
<strong>of</strong> my strenght, although I<br />
climbed 4615 m height up.<br />
21th July, 2008, Monday: 153<br />
km + 1045 m heightdiff.<br />
In a fortunate day I got strong<br />
backwind, so I didn’t have to<br />
hurry, but I was cycling by 25-<br />
30 km/h speed through the<br />
lovely Provance to Les Arcs,<br />
from where I travelled by train<br />
to Nice.<br />
22th July, 2008, Tuesday: 158<br />
km + 2504 m heightdifference.<br />
Climbed: Col de Nice, Col de<br />
Braus (BIG 329), Col de<br />
Turini, L’Authion (BIG 328)<br />
23th, July, 2008, Wednesday:<br />
105,52 km + 975 m heightdiff.<br />
After enjoying the morning<br />
mood <strong>of</strong> the beach at Nice I<br />
travelled to the italian Riviera<br />
where I cycled a few times<br />
onto the hills, mountains along<br />
the beach. The view to San<br />
Remo and the endless sea was<br />
wonderful. In San Remo I was<br />
surprised by the fantastic<br />
building, the Villa Nobel. The<br />
climb to Poggio (BIG 749) was<br />
not too hard, and it’s both si<strong>des</strong><br />
were true panoramaroad(s).<br />
The climb to Cipressa (BIG<br />
750) was hard enough: 8-10%<br />
steepness for 2,5-3kms: it is<br />
harder from this direction than<br />
the other. Sometimes I felt my<br />
knees not to enjoy this climb<br />
and was afraid <strong>of</strong> the next day<br />
for when I wanted to climb<br />
Cime de la Bonette (2802 m)<br />
from Nice. Because I preferred<br />
to enjoy this day too and not to<br />
hurry too much I decided not to<br />
climb Capo Berta (another BIG<br />
climb), but catch a train and<br />
arrive back at Nice in time. I<br />
found Villafranche a very nice<br />
and wonderful village, then in<br />
the evening I enjoyed the
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