Alpe d'Huez (Bourg d'oisans)
characteristics:
- Suited for road bikes
distance | 14.47 km |
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start height | 744 m |
end height | 1815 m |
highest point | 1815 m |
ascent | 1071 m |
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distance uphill | 13.2 km |
average ascent percentage | 8.1 % |
maximum ascent percentage | 10.6 % |
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Yet one of the most famous of the mountain climbs on the Tour de France, it is certainly not the toughest one. l'Alpe d'Huez has hosted a stage finish almost every year since 1976. The Tour de France first finished a stage on l'Alpe d'Huez in 1952. That stage was won by the Italian cyclist Fausto Coppi. The climb up Alpe d'Huez is 14km at an average gradient of 8% with 21 hairpin bends marked with panels honouring the winners of each stage that has finished there. The fastest climb ever was achieved by Marco Pantani (+ 14-02-2004) in 1995: 36'50".
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address
start point | D211, Écrins National Park, 38520 Le Bourg-d'Oisans, France |
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end point | Avenue du Rif Nel, 38750 Huez, France |
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