Congrats to the eagles.

[tiogar]

A total of 9 men were champions of the 7 HC and 8 premier categorie climbs during this years mountain stages adding their names to one of sports greatest rolls of honour.

Dessel: Le Soudet and le marie-blanque
de la Fuente: Le tourmalet, Le peyresourde, le portillon
Wegmann: L'Aspin
Menchov: Puerto de beret
Garzelli: L'Izoard
Sxhleck: L'Alpe d'huez
Rasmussen: Le galibier, le croix-de-fer, La Toussiere. Felicatations au roi!
Halgand: Les Saisies
Landis: la colombiere, le Joux-plane.

Of these menchov, schleck, rasmussen and landis won mountain stages with Mercado winning another.

My congrats to the men of courage, les grimpeurs champions qui ont faisait les vols des aigles.

 

[limerickman]

A total of 9 men were champions of the 7 HC and 8 premier categorie climbs during this years mountain stages adding their names to one of sports greatest rolls of honour.

Dessel: Le Soudet and le marie-blanque
de la Fuente: Le tourmalet, Le peyresourde, le portillon
Wegmann: L'Aspin
Menchov: Puerto de beret
Garzelli: L'Izoard
Sxhleck: L'Alpe d'huez
Rasmussen: Le galibier, le croix-de-fer, La Toussiere. Felicatations au roi!
Halgand: Les Saisies
Landis: la colombiere, le Joux-plane.

Of these menchov, schleck, rasmussen and landis won mountain stages with Mercado winning another.

My congrats to the men of courage, les grimpeurs champions qui ont faisait les vols des aigles.

A very nice list - and a good post too.

For me the grimpeurs are the main point of interest in most GT's.
Rasmussen's stage (and I think it is fair to refer to it as Rasmussens stage)
in my opinion was superb.

Garzelli winning at Izoard was very good too, as was Landis endeavours.

 

[tiogar]

I agree with you limerickman about the mountains being the very heart of Le Tour. For me winning over one of the famous cols - a galibier or a madeleine for example - is as prestigious as winning a stage and equals a win is one of the classics. that is just my view.

Rasmussen's polka dot this year is more impressive than last. this year he won over 2 hors categorie climbs, le galibier and le Croix-de-fer compared to no such wins last year and his exploit in stage 16 was epic. 80 points on one day is a great exploit.