Team rider Eric Liprandi, who hails from Grenoble, France, recently provided his father, who still resides there, a Peloton-Specialized team kit.

The elder Liprandi is 65 years of age and has been on the saddle for 40 of them.  According to Eric, his father “enjoys only one thing: climbing… So he goes all over the Alps and climbs all the fun passes that most of us only dream of when they are on Le Tour or The Criterium du Dauphine Libere.”

Last weekend, Eric’s parents were on holiday at Mont Ventoux and were kind enough to share the photos below, with Mr. Liprandi flying our Team colors in the venerated locale. Allez-allez, Mr. Liprandi!

Average gradient of 8.9% paved on the characteristic limestone which gives Mont Ventoux a year-round snowcapped appearance

Winding along the windswept route which sees 56+MPH winds 240 days a year

Mont Ventoux has a summit elevation of 6273'

The Tom Simpson Memorial commemorating its namesake cyclist who in 1967 died in this location during the 13th stage of Le Tour de France