In the town of Bedoin, there’s a buzz in the air. Lots of holidaymakers have flocked to the area to sample the best of Provence, be it the local Beaumes-de-Venise Muscat wine, the Festival in Avignon, ...

The 2025 edition of the Tour de France marked the 19th time the peloton Mont Ventoux, the 'Giant of Provence', one of the most iconic Tour climbs. For 2026, the famous ascent will be part of the Tour ...

Spectators line the final meters of the ascent of Mont Ventoux during the 16th stage of last year's Tour de France Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP via Getty Images “I was almost crying, so afraid I was ...

“The Ventoux is a god of evil, to which sacrifices must be made. It never forgives weakness and extracts an unfair tribute of suffering.” — Roland Barthes, French philosopher and cycling fan. From the ...

2025 Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar and his rivals now know next year's route Jasper Jacobs/Getty Images The makeshift podium from August’s Vuelta a Espana has barely been taken down, Tadej ...

MONT VENTOUX, France — Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney launched a decisive attack up Mont Ventoux to win the seventh stage of the Tour de France Femmes and take the overall lead from Marlen Reusser on ...

We’ve reported on the ascent of this fabled mountain a few times, and even climbed it ourselves, but never have we indulged in the personal suffering that precedes acceptance into the elite club of ...

MALAUCENE, France — Winning the Ventoux stage at cycling’s biggest race is a rare and celebrated feat. No wonder a champion like Wout van Aert, with multiple titles across the sport’s most prestigious ...

Mont Ventoux is one of the Tour's most iconic climbs The Tour de France Femmes begins in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday - but it's the race's first ascent of the iconic Mont Ventoux that is really ...

The Tour de France Femmes begins in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday - but it's the race's first ascent of the iconic Mont Ventoux that is really exciting fans. Riders will cover 1,175km across nine ...