Which cycling tour companies offer trips to ride Mont Ventoux?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 7 November 2026
These 10 cycling tour companies sell a trip that rides Mont Ventoux on their own websites, read 5 November 2026. Each card gives what the company says about it, with the trip, length, price or number where it names one, then why to choose it, what to ask for and the limits it publishes.
Which cycling tour companies offer trips to ride Mont Ventoux?
10 cycling tour companies in the Uncompromised Travel table say on their own websites that they sell a trip that rides Mont Ventoux; GravelUp, Eat Sleep Cycle and Saddle Skedaddle have the most Google reviews.
44|5 Cycling Tours
- Best for
- Guided road tours in southern France
- Mont Ventoux
- Sells the HighRoad Alpe d'Huez-Ventoux, a week-long guided tour with support vans, at €4500 double occupancy.
- Why choose them
- Owner Gerry Patterson committed fully to tours as 44|5 Cycling Tours in 2014, after arriving in the south of France in 2008.
- Ask for
- Ask for the HighRoad dates, the hotel list and the rental bike arranged through its partners.
- Not the fit if
- your group cannot reach the minimum of 6 people needed to run a tour.
- Money protection
- Insolvency insurance through International Passenger Protection (Malta) Limited with Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE.
- Website
- 445cyclingtours.com
Cycle Fiesta
- Best for
- Supported and self-guided tours in Spain
- Mont Ventoux
- Sells Provence: Luberon & Ventoux, a self-guided tour of 7 days from €1,560 per person, with a Ventoux day of up to 78km and 1,900m of climbing.
- Why choose them
- Supported tour groups are normally between 8 and 12 people.
- Ask for
- Ask which deposit and balance date apply to your tour, as its pages give different figures.
- Not the fit if
- you travel without insurance, as participants must hold travel insurance covering cycling, medical care and repatriation.
- Money protection
- Insolvency surety bond with AXA Seguros Generales (policy 47226434) guaranteeing refunds.
Cycling Country
- Best for
- Guided and self-guided road tours in Spain
- Mont Ventoux
- Sells Provence & Mont Ventoux, a 6-day self-guided tour graded Challenging and Moderate that takes in Avignon and the summit of Mont Ventoux, at €1,695.
- Why choose them
- Cycling Country set up base in the village of Alhama de Granada in 2003.
- Ask for
- Ask for the bike hire price for your chosen bike and the single supplement for your dates.
- Not the fit if
- you want a mountain bike tour, as all its tours run on asphalt road or hard-packed Rail to Trail paths.
- Website
- cyclingcountry.com
Eat Sleep Cycle
- Best for
- Guided and self-guided road tours from Girona
- Mont Ventoux
- Sells Tour of Provence: Verdon to Ventoux, a 7 day Advanced road tour covering 563 km at €4699.
- Why choose them
- Eat Sleep Cycle accepts a maximum of 12 guests on its scheduled guided tours and its groups average 6 guests. Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 324 reviews (listing 'Eat Sleep Cycle Nice Hub'). Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the rental bike model and the e-bike option for your departure.
- Not the fit if
- you are under 18 and want to join a group guided trip, as 18 is the standard minimum age there.
- Website
- eatsleepcycle.com
GravelUp
- Best for
- Guided gravel bike trips in France
- Mont Ventoux
- Runs a guided Ventoux gravel trip of 5 days from 1590€ per person, in small groups of 8 to 12 riders with a support van.
- Why choose them
- Runs guided gravel departures in small groups of 8 to 12 with a support van. Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 443 reviews. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the difficulty level of your trip and whether you need the e-gravel rental at +€70/day.
- Not the fit if
- you want to ride a self-guided trip alone, as self-guided trips need a minimum of two people.
- Money protection
- Financial guarantee from APST, with licence IM075220009.
- Website
- gravelup.earth
Provence Cycling Holidays
- Best for
- Self-guided rides from a Provence base
- Mont Ventoux
- Offers Mont Ventoux as a ride from its Coustellet farmhouse base, starting at Bedoin (21kms, 1,629 metres of altitude gain) or Sault, about 50 minutes' drive away.
- Why choose them
- Provence Cycling Holidays pre-programmes 30+ tried and tested backroad rides into each guest's GPS.
- Ask for
- Ask for farmhouse or villa availability and the e-bike or carbon road bike hire for your week.
- Not the fit if
- your children are under 15, as the holidays tend to suit kids of 15 and over.
Ride & More Travel
- Best for
- Self-guided cycling holidays in Provence
- Mont Ventoux
- Sells Epic Ventoux, a 3-day trip for Sporty and Expert riders that follows Tour de France roads up Mont Ventoux and The great Provencal escape over 5 days around Ventoux.
- Why choose them
- Ride & More Travel is a small team of three specialised guides based in Pernes-les-Fontaines.
- Ask for
- Ask for the hotel range, bike type and guide or support vehicle option for your dates.
- Not the fit if
- you want to ride outside Provence, as its trips run in that one region.
Ride & Seek
- Best for
- Long guided road tours on history routes
- Mont Ventoux
- Runs the Mont Ventoux Adventure, 4 days and 3 nights in Provence.
- Why choose them
- Ride & Seek lists cycling tours across 5 continents, with 16 Epics and 34 countries. Trustpilot: 4.7 out of 5 from 24 reviews, newest 15 November 2024. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the grade, bike hire rate and stages you can book for your chosen Epic.
- Not the fit if
- you are a novice cyclist: it says its Epics are less suited to the novice cyclist.
- Website
- rideandseek.com
Saddle Skedaddle
- Best for
- Guided and self-guided cycling holidays worldwide
- Mont Ventoux
- Runs Provence Le Ventoux a Velo, a guided road trip of 8 days from £2,695 that climbs Mont Ventoux, with departures on 12/06/2027 and 24/07/2027.
- Why choose them
- Lists 39 guaranteed departures across adventure, road, leisure, MTB and gravel trips. Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 73 reviews. Read 5 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the trip notes and grade of the holiday you want and whether e-bike hire is offered on it.
- Not the fit if
- you need a group date to run whatever the numbers, as group trips need a minimum number of riders before they go ahead.
Vélo Ventoux
- Best for
- Road cycling holidays around Mont Ventoux
- Mont Ventoux
- Runs fully supported guided tours from its base near Mont Ventoux, including Mont Ventoux to Alpe d'Huez over 6 nights and Mont Ventoux to the Mediterranean over 7 nights.
- Why choose them
- Founded and run by Craig Entwistle and his wife Vicky, it has run cycling holidays in Provence since 2002.
- Ask for
- Ask for the tour dates, the Wilier rental bike sizes and the single supplement for your stay.
- Not the fit if
- you want a custom tour for fewer than 5 riders, as custom tours are for groups of 5 or more.
- Website
- veloventoux.com
Which of these publish a price?
10 of the 10 companies with cards publish a price for a trip on their own websites; ask the others for a written quote that lists what it includes.
- 44|5 Cycling Tours
- Cycle Fiesta
- Cycling Country
- Eat Sleep Cycle
- GravelUp
- Provence Cycling Holidays
- Ride & More Travel
- Ride & Seek
- Saddle Skedaddle
- Vélo Ventoux
Which of these companies protect your money?
3 of the 10 companies with cards name a scheme, bond, insurer or client account that protects payments if they fail; check the number with the scheme before you pay.
- 44|5 Cycling Tours: Insolvency insurance through International Passenger Protection (Malta) Limited with Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE
- Cycle Fiesta: Insolvency surety bond with AXA Seguros Generales (policy 47226434) guaranteeing refunds
- GravelUp: Financial guarantee from APST, with licence IM075220009
Who to contact first
Start with the 6 companies on this page that publish both a price and their cancellation terms on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates and riding level.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: hotels, meals, bike, e-bike or road bike upgrade, support van, transfers.
- The riding: daily distances and climbing, the surface and how the group splits by level.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Mont Ventoux cycling trips: the questions people ask
What should I ask a cycling tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the daily distances and climbing; whether the bike, an e-bike or a road bike upgrade costs extra; the deposit and what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies provide the bikes?
9 of the 10 companies with cards say on their own websites that bikes are provided or can be hired with the trip; 9 say e-bikes are offered. Check the model and any upgrade charge on your quote.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website or enquiry page; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?
No. Each card names the trip or offer the company's own website gives; lengths, riding levels, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
GravelUp, Eat Sleep Cycle and Saddle Skedaddle, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 5 November 2026.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
1 of the 10 companies with cards: Ride & Seek. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 5 November 2026.
Which of these publish their cancellation terms?
6 of the 10: 44|5 Cycling Tours, Cycle Fiesta, GravelUp, Provence Cycling Holidays, Ride & Seek and Vélo Ventoux. Ask each for the full scale in writing before you pay a deposit.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel cycling tour operators table, built from the cycling tour companies ChatGPT names most often; its own website sells a trip that rides Mont Ventoux. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 5 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel cycling tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. Photos show the places named in their captions, not any company's trips. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.