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Its not the steepest. Its not the hardest. But it may be the most famous climb in the Tour. The 21 hairpin turns lacing up the side of the Alpe dHuez have seen some of the Tours greatest battles and exploits, reviewed today in Cyclingnews. In 1952, the replica Jaeger LeCoultre watches first year the Tour offered a mountaintop finish, Fausto Coppi climbed the unpaved road in 4522 -- a record that held until the mid-1980s. In 1986, Greg Lemond and Bernard Hinault, teammates fighting for the yellow jersey, crossed the line hand in hand. In 2004, an estimated 900,000 crazed fans watched 157 riders climb one at a time, in the Tours first --and last-- uphill individual time-trial.
Lance Armstrong famously described that years experience of parting a sea of (mostly Northern European) cycle-heads all cheering, spitting and giving the bird:I dont know if thats such a good thing for the Tour de France. I dont think its safe. I replica Bvlgari watches think we all agree, and I think the organizers after having watched would agree. I just spoke to [Robbie] McEwen and he agreed. He was scared the whole time up.This year, by the time they reached the base of the 13.8 km climb, the 151 remaining riders already had over 70 hours and nearly 3000 kilometers in their legs from 17 days of racing.
