The mountain is 22 kms to the top. The lower third have a 6%grade. The middle third have a 10% grade for 10 kms, and the top grade is 6% again. Peter looked really good. Curt, and us revellers were clanging pots and I was yelling Woohoo, something that my boys would be familiar with. Bike riders were really in the zone, totally focused on getting up that mountain. One rider counted pieces of garbage. She would change her bike position with every 10 pieces of garbage. Another cyclist met this very fast bike rider, who told him how the hill unfolded. He then just disappeared into the mist...turned out he was a rider with Lance Armstrong in the past. Peter looked very strong on the climb. Curt said that he will definitely reach the top.
Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans. The last 6 kms to the peak was covered in snow and black ice. The mountain was closed to cars and bikes. What disappointment, especially since the middle third of the hill was the hardest and Peter sailed through. So, Peter did not buy the Mt. Ventoux jersey. Next year, we will be back to finish the job and to buy the jersey!
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| Luke getting the wind shelter from our van |
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| Peter starting the middle 10%grade hill |
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| Peter starting the top 6% grade |
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