Mont Ventoux, géant provençal

<BODY BACKGROUND="back.gif%3cHR%20WIDTH=" ALIGN=CENTER 100%"> <H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Le Mont Ventoux</H1> <P></P> <HR SIZE="4"> <P><BR></P> <H2 ALIGN="CENTER">"They call me the giant of Provence"</H2> <CENTER><IMG SRC="../images/ventoux1.jpg" ALT="le Mont Ventoux" ALIGN="MIDDLE" WIDTH="338" HEIGHT="233"></CENTER> <CENTER> <H3><FONT SIZE="-3">View from the southern road</FONT></H3>.</CENTER> <P><BR>Situated as last Alpine mountain ridge before the Rhône plain, the Mont Ventoux can be seen almost from everywhere in Provence. Although the Mont Ventoux is not a extraordinary high mountain in comparison to the high Alps further North and East, it's isolated position gives it a dominating feature. In all directions you'll have no higher peaks in the neighbourhood of the Mont Ventoux. So it really seems gigantic to all surrounding country. </P> <P>But also in other aspects the Mont Ventoux is a "giant", whether you refer to its extraordinary climatical differences, its strange looks, and last but not least in cycling terms. </P> <HR> <CENTER><P><A HREF="where.htm" OnMouseOver="window.status='Geographical situation of the Mont Ventoux';return true" OnMouseOut="window.status='';return true">General Info</A> <A HREF="summit.htm" OnMouseOver="window.status='The summit of the Mont Ventoux';return true" OnMouseOut="window.status='';return true">Summit</A> <A HREF="nroad.htm" OnMouseOver="window.status='A description of the northern climb';return true" OnMouseOut="window.status='';return true">Northern Road</A> <A HREF="sroad.htm" OnMouseOver="window.status='A description of the southern climb';return true" OnMouseOut="window.status='';return true">Southern Road</A> <A HREF="cycling.htm" OnMouseOut="window.status='';return true" OnMouseOver="window.status='Mont Ventoux and cycling : general facts and own impressions';return true">Cycling</A> <A HREF="gallery.htm" OnMouseOver="window.status='Photogallery';return true" OnMouseOut="window.status='';return true">Photogallery</A> <A HREF="links.htm" OnMouseOver="window.status='Good links and About Info';return true" OnMouseOut="window.status='';return true">Links&About</A> </P></CENTER> <HR WIDTH="100%" ALIGN=CENTER> <p align="center"> <CENTER> All text and pictures by <A HREF="mailto:mailto@asevenema.com">Antonie Venema</A></CENTER><CENTER>Copyright 1997</CENTER> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><BR> <a href="http://www.consui.com/"> <img border="0" src="../images/consuilogo.jpg" width="277" height="91"></a></p> </BODY>