This ride starts climbing directly in the incredibly scenic hilltop village of Montbrun-les-Bains. It's a fairly open second category climb with some wonderful views of the Mont Ventoux. Never steep, but on the flip side it's never really offering much in the way of rest until near the final exposed false flat section at the top. This ride then descends back down a different way, with more views of the Ventoux, to form a lap back in Montbrun-les-Bains. The climb itself has two names with the first part called the Col de Macuègne. The climb only becomes the Col de la Homme Mort (Climb of the Dead Man) when you take the right turn onto the D63 at the top. The climb continues all the way up to the barren plateau and the lavender farms around the remote village of Ferrassieres.This area of Provence has been extensively filmed for the Tacx collection, The best way to explore more of these routes is via the Tacx world Map. Two more rides start or finish in Montbrun-les-Bains, then there are more rides that start in Bedoin to the south of the Ventoux & at least two sides of this famous climb are also available.