Argh. Six sweat bands, four gels, two stroopwafels, two towels and two bidons later, I made it to the top of Mont Ventoux. The last stage of L'Etape du Tour, Mike Woods won it in 00:46:03; GPLama did it in 01:22:35; and I did it in 02:22:27. I'm pleased. I had projected 02:30 at an average of 150 W. I came in under the time and right on the average power. Started about number 1350 of 1550 riders and finished 1092/1566. It is a long slog. Definitely Type 2 fun. Did a bottle of vitamin drink and a bottle of water. Could have used just a little more. Had a snack every 20 minutes, using caffeinated Clif gels, Gu gels and Rip Van stroopwafels. Change sweat bands about every 30 minutes. The strategy worked well. The overall ride, including the descent party, came out at 44 km and 02:46. No sense leaving freeXP on the table when you should be spinning out the legs anyway!