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[edit] Part of the Alps?
I have heard elsewhere that Ventoux is "not part of the Alps", and I didn't believe it then, mostly because I've seen maps, showing convincingly that Ventoux is part of the Alps. It may be considered a peripheral part, but a real part nonetheless. I don't know who started the myth that it was separate from the Alps, but can we please abandon it here? --Stemonitis 15:09, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
- The fact is that the Mont Ventoux is very much a stand-alone mountain, surrounded by plains. It is not part of the Alps per se, but may be considered as being located at the external limit of what is sometimes called "Pre-Alps". Maybe the following description from [1] could be translated and inserted into the WIkipedia article" "Le Mont Ventoux est l'un des derniers contreforts sud-occidentaux des préalpes françaises". olivier 11:26, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] South route gradient?
The article here states that the last 16 kilometers of the climb are an average of 10% gradient. That would mean that 1600 meters of the 1606 total are climbed in that last 16 kilometers. I know from experience that riding or even driving such a distance at 10% grade is unusual and it seems like an error. More likely there are sections that are 10% or more but not an average over 16 clics.
