{"id":27865,"date":"2026-09-30T19:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nieuw.cyclingdestination.cc\/?post_type=bestemming&#038;p=27865"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:54:23","slug":"provence","status":"publish","type":"bestemming","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/bestemmingen\/frankrijk\/provence","title":{"rendered":"Provence &#038; Mont Ventoux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De Mont Ventoux staat op het lijstje van bijna elke fietser. De Reus van de Provence torent kaal en wit boven het landschap uit, en de drie klassieke klimmen vanuit B\u00e9doin, Malauc\u00e8ne en Sault zijn elk een verhaal op zich. Maar de Provence is veel meer dan \u00e9\u00e9n berg. Je fietst er door lavendelvelden en wijngaarden, over hoogvlaktes en door kloven die zo diep zijn dat je er duizelig van wordt. En wie wat verder naar het oosten rijdt, vindt boven Nice de klimmen waar de profs trainen die aan de C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur wonen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waarom fietsen in de Provence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>De Mont Ventoux.<\/strong> Vanuit B\u00e9doin is het ruim 21 kilometer klimmen met meer dan 1.600 hoogtemeters, met de bekende laatste kilometers over het kale maanlandschap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kloven en canyons.<\/strong> De Gorges de la Nesque en de Gorges du Verdon behoren tot de mooiste wegen van Frankrijk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lavendel en wijn.<\/strong> Het plateau van Sault en de Luberon kleuren paars van eind juni tot eind juli; rond de Dentelles de Montmirail rijd je door de wijngaarden van Gigondas en Beaumes-de-Venise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rustige wegen.<\/strong> Buiten de hoogzomer zijn de departementale wegen in het binnenland stil, met goed asfalt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Veel zon.<\/strong> De Provence heeft meer dan 300 zonnige dagen per jaar. Het voorjaar begint hier weken eerder dan thuis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De gebieden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mont Ventoux en de Dentelles.<\/strong> De Ventoux ligt in het noorden van de Vaucluse. Aan zijn voet liggen de kartelige kalkrotsen van de Dentelles de Montmirail, met korte, steile klimmetjes door de wijngaarden. B\u00e9doin en Malauc\u00e8ne zijn de klassieke uitvalsbases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Plateau van Sault en de Gorges de la Nesque.<\/strong> Ten zuiden van de Ventoux ligt het hoge plateau van Sault, met lavendelvelden en graanakkers. Vanuit Villes-sur-Auzon klim je door de Gorges de la Nesque naar Monieux en Sault: een lange, gelijkmatige klim door een kloof met tunnels en uitzichtpunten. Een van de mooiste wegen van de hele Provence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>De Luberon.<\/strong> Tussen Apt en Cavaillon ligt de Luberon, met dorpjes als Gordes, Roussillon en Bonnieux op hun heuveltoppen. Kort en golvend, ideaal voor een rustdag met toch wat klimwerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>De Gorges du Verdon.<\/strong> Verder naar het oosten ligt de diepste kloof van Europa. De Route des Cr\u00eates vanuit La Palud-sur-Verdon loopt langs de rand van de kloof, met belv\u00e9d\u00e8res honderden meters boven het turquoise water. Het Lac de Sainte-Croix en Moustiers-Sainte-Marie maken het plaatje af.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>De C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur.<\/strong> Boven Nice en Menton liggen de klimmen waar de profs uit Monaco en Nice trainen. De Col de la Madone vanuit Menton is de testklim van de profs, de Col d&#8217;\u00c8ze is bekend van de slotrit van Parijs-Nice, en de Col de Turini is berucht van de Rally van Monte Carlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deze beklimmingen mag je niet missen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mont Ventoux vanuit B\u00e9doin.<\/strong> De klassieke kant: eerst door het bos, daarna het kale, witte maanlandschap naar de top op 1.910 meter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gorges de la Nesque.<\/strong> Geen zware klim, maar een onvergetelijke weg door de kloof naar Monieux.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Col de la Madone.<\/strong> Vanuit Menton over een smalle weg naar Sainte-Agn\u00e8s en de top, met uitzicht over de Middellandse Zee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Col de Turini.<\/strong> Een lange klim door het bos naar 1.607 meter, met tientallen haarspeldbochten.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Route des Cr\u00eates.<\/strong> Kort maar steil, langs de rand van de Verdonkloof.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Onze racefietsroutes in de Provence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zes routes: de Gorges de la Nesque en de Gorges du Verdon in de Provence, en drie bergritten boven Nice, met de Col de la Madone, de Col de Turini en de Col de Vence.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cdmd\" id=\"racefiets-provence\"><div class=\"cdmd-head\"><p class=\"cdmd-kick\">Routecollectie \u00b7 Racefiets<\/p><p class=\"cdmd-t\">Racefietsen in de Provence en aan de C\u00f4te d&#039;Azur<\/p><ul class=\"cdmd-stats\"><li><b>6<\/b>routes<\/li><li><b>24\u2013112<\/b>km per rit<\/li><li><b>3.421<\/b>max. hoogtemeters<\/li><li><b>432<\/b>km in totaal<\/li><\/ul><a class=\"cdmd-dl\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/provence-alle-routes.gpx\" download>Download alle 6 routes (\u00e9\u00e9n GPX) \u2193<\/a><\/div><div class=\"cdmd-map\" data-gpx=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/provence-alle-routes.gpx\"><div class=\"cdmd-lf\"><\/div><\/div><ol class=\"cdmd-list\"><li class=\"cdmd-st\"><span class=\"cdmd-dot\">1<\/span><a class=\"cdmd-card\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/routes\/provence-gorges-de-la-nesque\"><span class=\"cdmd-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-gorges-de-la-nesque-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-gorges-de-la-nesque-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-gorges-de-la-nesque-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-gorges-de-la-nesque-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-gorges-de-la-nesque-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-gorges-de-la-nesque.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cdmd-body\"><span class=\"cdmd-ey\">Route 1 \u00b7 65,8 km \u00b7 1.019 hm<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-h\">Provence: Gorges de la Nesque<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-p\">Door de kloof van de Nesque naar Sault.<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-go\">Kaart, profiel &amp; GPX van route 1 \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"cdmd-st\"><span class=\"cdmd-dot\">2<\/span><a class=\"cdmd-card\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/routes\/provence-rondje-lac-de-sainte-croix\"><span class=\"cdmd-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-rondje-lac-de-sainte-croix-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-rondje-lac-de-sainte-croix-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-rondje-lac-de-sainte-croix-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-rondje-lac-de-sainte-croix-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-rondje-lac-de-sainte-croix-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-rondje-lac-de-sainte-croix.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cdmd-body\"><span class=\"cdmd-ey\">Route 2 \u00b7 67,1 km \u00b7 889 hm<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-h\">Provence: rondje Lac de Sainte-Croix<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-p\">Rond het turquoise Lac de Sainte-Croix.<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-go\">Kaart, profiel &amp; GPX van route 2 \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"cdmd-st\"><span class=\"cdmd-dot\">3<\/span><a class=\"cdmd-card\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/routes\/provence-route-des-cretes-in-de-gorges-du-verdon\"><span class=\"cdmd-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-route-des-cretes-in-de-gorges-du-verdon-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-route-des-cretes-in-de-gorges-du-verdon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-route-des-cretes-in-de-gorges-du-verdon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-route-des-cretes-in-de-gorges-du-verdon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-route-des-cretes-in-de-gorges-du-verdon-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-provence-route-des-cretes-in-de-gorges-du-verdon.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cdmd-body\"><span class=\"cdmd-ey\">Route 3 \u00b7 23,5 km \u00b7 1.080 hm<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-h\">Provence: Route des Cr\u00eates in de Gorges du Verdon<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-p\">De Route des Cr\u00eates langs de Verdonkloof.<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-go\">Kaart, profiel &amp; GPX van route 3 \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"cdmd-st\"><span class=\"cdmd-dot\">4<\/span><a class=\"cdmd-card\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/routes\/cote-dazur-col-deze-en-col-de-la-madone\"><span class=\"cdmd-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-deze-en-col-de-la-madone-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-deze-en-col-de-la-madone-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-deze-en-col-de-la-madone-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-deze-en-col-de-la-madone-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-deze-en-col-de-la-madone-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-deze-en-col-de-la-madone.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cdmd-body\"><span class=\"cdmd-ey\">Route 4 \u00b7 104,3 km \u00b7 2.683 hm<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-h\">C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur: Col d\u2019\u00c8ze en Col de la Madone<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-p\">Col d&#039;\u00c8ze en de beroemde Madone boven Monaco.<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-go\">Kaart, profiel &amp; GPX van route 4 \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"cdmd-st\"><span class=\"cdmd-dot\">5<\/span><a class=\"cdmd-card\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/routes\/cote-dazur-col-de-braus-en-col-de-turini\"><span class=\"cdmd-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-braus-en-col-de-turini-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-braus-en-col-de-turini-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-braus-en-col-de-turini-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-braus-en-col-de-turini-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-braus-en-col-de-turini-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-braus-en-col-de-turini.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cdmd-body\"><span class=\"cdmd-ey\">Route 5 \u00b7 112,4 km \u00b7 3.421 hm<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-h\">C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur: Col de Braus en Col de Turini<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-p\">Col de Braus en Col de Turini: 3.400 hm.<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-go\">Kaart, profiel &amp; GPX van route 5 \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"cdmd-st\"><span class=\"cdmd-dot\">6<\/span><a class=\"cdmd-card\" href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/routes\/cote-dazur-col-de-vence\"><span class=\"cdmd-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-vence-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-vence-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-vence-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-vence-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-vence-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/routekaart-cote-dazur-col-de-vence.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"cdmd-body\"><span class=\"cdmd-ey\">Route 6 \u00b7 58,5 km \u00b7 1.250 hm<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-h\">C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur: Col de Vence<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-p\">Naar de Col de Vence boven de kust.<\/span><span class=\"cdmd-go\">Kaart, profiel &amp; 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Door de garrigue, het droge struikgewas van rozemarijn, tijm en eikjes, lopen talloze onverharde boswegen en oude karrensporen. Rond de Ventoux, in de Monts de Vaucluse en op het plateau van Albion rijd je urenlang over witte grindwegen zonder een auto tegen te komen. De Luberon heeft een eigen bewegwijzerde mountainbikeroute die je deels ook met de gravelbike kunt rijden. Let wel op: in de zomer gelden er in de bossen soms toegangsbeperkingen vanwege brandgevaar. Kijk dus voor vertrek even op de site van het departement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eten en drinken<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na een dag klimmen verdien je een terras. Proef de wijnen van de C\u00f4tes du Ventoux, Gigondas en Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape, en neem een bord met tapenade, olijven en geitenkaas. Op de markten, zoals die van B\u00e9doin op maandag en Carpentras op vrijdag, vind je alles voor een picknick onderweg. En wie de Ventoux gehaald heeft, trakteert zichzelf in Sault op een stuk nougat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uitvalsbases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B\u00e9doin en Malauc\u00e8ne<\/strong> liggen aan de voet van de Ventoux, met veel fietsverhuur en caf\u00e9s vol fietsers. <strong>Sault<\/strong> is rustiger en ligt midden in de lavendel. Voor de Verdon kies je <strong>Moustiers-Sainte-Marie<\/strong> of <strong>La Palud-sur-Verdon<\/strong>. Wie de C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur wil combineren met de bergen, zit goed in <strong>Nice<\/strong> of <strong>Menton<\/strong>: de klimmen beginnen letterlijk achter de huizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wanneer ga je?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April tot en met juni en september tot en met oktober zijn ideaal. In juli en augustus is het in de dalen vaak boven de 30 graden en is het druk bij de Ventoux en de Verdon. Houd rekening met de mistral: de koude noordenwind waait soms dagen achter elkaar, en op de top van de Ventoux kan het ook in de zomer koud zijn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wat neem je mee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Een compacte versnelling<\/strong> voor de Ventoux en de klimmen boven Nice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Een windjack<\/strong> voor de afdaling van de Ventoux, ook in de zomer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Twee bidons<\/strong>: in het binnenland zijn de dorpen soms ver uit elkaar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Verlichting<\/strong> voor de tunnels in de Gorges de la Nesque en de Verdon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hoe kom je er?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vlieg naar Marseille of Nice, of neem de TGV naar Avignon en huur daar een fiets. Met de auto is het vanuit Utrecht ongeveer elf uur rijden naar de Vaucluse; plan onderweg een overnachting in de Bourgogne of rond Lyon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De Reus van de Provence, lavendelvelden en rustige wegen door de Luberon.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":21872,"parent":27539,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"thema":[860],"gebergte":[863],"uitgelicht":[867],"class_list":["post-27865","bestemming","type-bestemming","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","thema-grote-cols","gebergte-alpen"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Provence &amp; Mont Ventoux - Cycling Destination<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mont Ventoux is d\u00e9 iconische berg van de Provence die elke wielrenner een keer zou willen doen. 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