Aerial view of Mont Ventoux summit with its tower and winding road
The region

Cycling Provence.

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue sits at the centre of one of Europe's great cycling regions — close enough to Mont Ventoux for an early-morning crack at the summit, and right on the doorstep of the Luberon and the Monts de Vaucluse.

Why cycle here

Gateway location

Luberon, Mont Ventoux and the Monts de Vaucluse all within a morning's ride.

1,800+ km of routes

Marked cycling itineraries across the Vaucluse — road, gravel and e-bike.

Quiet roads

Low-traffic country lanes through vineyards, lavender and hilltop villages.

Every kind of ride

From flat valley spins to legendary climbs — and gravel options between.

Signature routes

Provence · Mont Ventoux
Ventoux
the long way round
Distance 111 km
Elevation +2,066 m
Hard

Ventoux, the long way round

Full loop from the studio — Bédoin, summit, Malaucène

The Giant of Provence as a full day out: flat valley roads to Bédoin, the classic ascent through forest and lunar rock, then the long descent to Malaucène and home via Carpentras.

Provence · Luberon
Luberon Loop
via Gordes & Roussillon
Distance 79 km
Elevation +1,204 m
Medium

Luberon Loop via Gordes & Roussillon

Hilltop villages and ochre cliffs

A rolling day through stone villages, vineyards and the ochre canyons of Roussillon. Coffee in Gordes, lunch in Roussillon.

Provence · Vaucluse
Fontaine de Vaucluse
&
Gordes
Distance 65 km
Elevation +1,063 m
Medium

Fontaine de Vaucluse & Gordes

Venasque, Murs and the Sorgue spring

North to Venasque, east across the plateau to Murs, then the balcony road down to Gordes and home past the Sorgue spring at Fontaine de Vaucluse.

Provence · Alpilles
Les Baux
&
Saint-Rémy
Distance 68.5 km
Elevation +926 m
Medium

Les Baux & Saint-Rémy Loop

Alpilles loop from Eygalières

Out of Eygalières to Aureille, north across the plain to Saint-Rémy, over the ridge to Les Baux, and home via Maussane and Mouriès along the valley floor.