Hello climbing legs

The destination today was Sault, only 20 miles away but obviously that would be insufficient pain for the tree trunks! I did a bit of research and decided that the Gorges de la Nesque was the place to visit and as usual, had no idea how much climbing would be involved.

As you can see, 5 miles into the ride, the Garmin instructed me to go up to Gordes and that sent the heart rate up a bit.

I then found myself on the 2016 Tour de France route - they had already cycled 131km from Montpellier by this point and finished on Mont Ventoux, makes my efforts look pathetic!

The Gorges de la Nesque lived up to expectations, with a winding road and tunnels built in to the overhanging rock, the views were spectacular.

An avid topiary fan has carefully cut and maintained immaculately shaped bushes on the entire route - only in France!

We are staying in Sault this evening, another really pretty village with some spectacular views.