Aubisque not used in TdF since 1985???

Elsewhere in the article is says that it was 1985 when it was last used for
a finish. My bad.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

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Quoted message said:

From Cyclingnews.com,
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/?id=/news/2006/oct06/oct26news5

"The Col d'Aubisque is a mythical 14km, 6.9% climb that was first scaled
in Le Tour in 1910 and last used 1985, when Irishman Steven Roche won."

I must be mis-reading something here. I could swear I was on the Aubisque
in 2005 when the TdF came through.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

I think they mean as a stage finish; earlier in the article they wrote:

"the Tour de France will finish atop the Col d'Aubisque for the first
time since 1985"

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

From Cyclingnews.com,
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/?id=/news/2006/oct06/oct26news5

"The Col d'Aubisque is a mythical 14km, 6.9% climb that was first scaled in
Le Tour in 1910 and last used 1985, when Irishman Steven Roche won."

I must be mis-reading something here. I could swear I was on the Aubisque in
2005 when the TdF came through.

The Aubisque was last featured in the TdF in 2005.

Steve
www.steephill.tv bike travelogue

Quoted message said:

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

From Cyclingnews.com,
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/?id=/news/2006/oct06/oct26news5

"The Col d'Aubisque is a mythical 14km, 6.9% climb that was first scaled in
Le Tour in 1910 and last used 1985, when Irishman Steven Roche won."

Only a half-stage though.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I must be mis-reading something here. I could swear I was on the Aubisque in
2005 when the TdF came through.

Yes, cyclingnews.com probably meant to say mountain top finish because
the west side of the Aubisque was last used in 2005:
http://www.bicirace.com/race/2005/Tour16.html.

Steve
www.steephill.tv bike travelogue

in 529394 20061027 003207 Geraard Spergen said:

I think they mean as a stage finish; earlier in the article they wrote:

"the Tour de France will finish atop the Col d'Aubisque for the first
time since 1985"

Mike Jacoubowsky said:

From Cyclingnews.com,
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/?id=/news/2006/oct06/oct26news5

"The Col d'Aubisque is a mythical 14km, 6.9% climb that was first scaled in
Le Tour in 1910 and last used 1985, when Irishman Steven Roche won."

I must be mis-reading something here. I could swear I was on the Aubisque in
2005 when the TdF came through.

How could you when the Aubisque dowsn't exist?