Ventoux...Conquered

Mont Ventoux - The climb by bike from Bédoin to Mont Ventoux is one of the toughest in professional cycling. The top of the mountain is bare limestone without vegetation or trees, which makes the mountain's barren peak appear from a distance to be snow-capped all year round (its snow cover actually lasts from December to April).

Mont Ventoux has become legendary as the scene of one of the most gruelling climbs in the Tour de France bicycle race. 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 including dehydration (caused by lack of fluid intake and diarrhea), amphetamines, and alcohol, although there is still speculation as to the exact cause of his death.

 The TdF has ascended the mountain fifteen times since 1951 and finished at the summit of Mont Ventoux nine times and on July 2nd 2013 Allen Davis conquered the summit.......