| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone 13:22 - Jul 24 with 967 views | BelsteadCav |
There’s talk that Pogacar is going for Pantani’s record today. |  |
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| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:25 - Jul 24 with 933 views | NthQldITFC |
Nice skiing there, but you'd not catch me there on me bike. |  |
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| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:31 - Jul 24 with 896 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:25 - Jul 24 by NthQldITFC |
Nice skiing there, but you'd not catch me there on me bike. |
I suspect they’d catch you quite easily! |  |
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| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:32 - Jul 24 with 896 views | StokieBlue |
"According to an analysis of the 35 fastest recorded climbs of Alpe d'Huez by professional cyclists, 24 of those 35 times were set by riders now known to be drug cheats or implicated in doping."
The record is 20+ years old and was set during huge doping, surely it's a completely meaningless record especially as Pantani was implicated for EPO. The first assumed "clean" time in the records is apparently the 14th fastest.
Beautiful scenery though.
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| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:42 - Jul 24 with 840 views | BelsteadCav |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:32 - Jul 24 by StokieBlue |
"According to an analysis of the 35 fastest recorded climbs of Alpe d'Huez by professional cyclists, 24 of those 35 times were set by riders now known to be drug cheats or implicated in doping."
The record is 20+ years old and was set during huge doping, surely it's a completely meaningless record especially as Pantani was implicated for EPO. The first assumed "clean" time in the records is apparently the 14th fastest.
Beautiful scenery though.
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Yep… 1995 to 2007 are the darkest days in the sport.
Pantani’s record still stands though | |
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| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:42 - Jul 24 with 836 views | bsw72 |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:25 - Jul 24 by NthQldITFC |
Nice skiing there, but you'd not catch me there on me bike. |
Had a great ride there about 10 years ago, Alpe D'Huez followed by Col de la Croix de Fer and back to Le Bourg-d'Oisans. One of my favourite day's cycling - but get's crazy busy up and down the mountain after about 9am.
Amazingly it's 40 years since Hinault and LeMond crossed together, although Hinault was awarded the stage. |  | | |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:50 - Jul 24 with 772 views | Basuco |
It is a fearsome climb and scene of some great performances over the years, I am particularly looking forward to watching them ride through hairpin 7 "Dutch Corner" the Dutch fans are completely manic and bonkers. |  | | |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:52 - Jul 24 with 762 views | BelsteadCav |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:50 - Jul 24 by Basuco |
It is a fearsome climb and scene of some great performances over the years, I am particularly looking forward to watching them ride through hairpin 7 "Dutch Corner" the Dutch fans are completely manic and bonkers. |
I went in 2018.
Tried to walk up it, didn’t get far lol
The speed the Yellow Jersey train came past was absolutely ridiculous | |
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| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:02 - Jul 24 with 706 views | Basuco |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:52 - Jul 24 by BelsteadCav |
I went in 2018.
Tried to walk up it, didn’t get far lol
The speed the Yellow Jersey train came past was absolutely ridiculous |
The first few ramps are very steep and the first 4K is a 9% climb. | | | |
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| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:14 - Jul 24 with 675 views | bsw72 |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:02 - Jul 24 by Basuco |
The first few ramps are very steep and the first 4K is a 9% climb. |
But it's "only" about 12km - we then followed it with Col de la Croix De Fer which is over a 25km climb from Allemand.
The descent from Froix de Fer was the quickest I have ever gone on a oad bike at just over 80KMh as it doesn't have the switchbacks that some of the other alp climbs have. | | | |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:21 - Jul 24 with 652 views | belgablue |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 13:42 - Jul 24 by bsw72 |
Had a great ride there about 10 years ago, Alpe D'Huez followed by Col de la Croix de Fer and back to Le Bourg-d'Oisans. One of my favourite day's cycling - but get's crazy busy up and down the mountain after about 9am.
Amazingly it's 40 years since Hinault and LeMond crossed together, although Hinault was awarded the stage. |
Loved it - cracking area. Did it same week the tour went up it twice for the 100 year anniversary. Great spectacle. Did the Telegraph/ Galibier same time which was brutal - worst I've ever felt after sport! |  |
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| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:26 - Jul 24 with 617 views | ronnyd |
Managing to watch it on S4C via BBC Iplayer. As said, the scenery is stunning. |  | | |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:38 - Jul 24 with 555 views | LandOfMickyStockwell |
Enjoy it. You never know when the Tour might return to the 21 turns next!! |  | | |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:44 - Jul 24 with 508 views | Basuco |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:38 - Jul 24 by LandOfMickyStockwell |
Enjoy it. You never know when the Tour might return to the 21 turns next!! |
Errr. Tomorrow actually. | | | |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 16:36 - Jul 24 with 375 views | Basuco |
WOW, Holy Fck, WOW. What a ride. | | | |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 16:38 - Jul 24 with 368 views | TVRBlue |
Unbelievable! I won't say what happened incase others are going to watch the highlights later! |  | | |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 09:33 - Jul 25 with 134 views | LandOfMickyStockwell |
| Happy Alpe d’Huez day everyone on 14:44 - Jul 24 by Basuco |
Errr. Tomorrow actually. |
Err. Non ;) | | | |
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