I think mont venoux is the hardest, with col du tourmalet a close second.MGM said:Didn't Armstrong believe it was Mont Vontoux?
No they took the normal road, with the 21 turns. I was there.MGM said:I've wanted to ask this question. On the Alpe D'Huez stage this year, did they take an alternate road up the mountain? I didn't see the normal 21 switchbacks that I remember seeing back when they went up in the ITT a few years back (2004?)
that must have been nice. Did your ride your bike up to the ski resort that day?cyclingheroes said:No they took the normal road, with the 21 turns. I was there.
No, but i did ride my bike up to Alpe d'Huez on "quit" days (last year in June). It's ok to go up before a TdF stage, but to go down after the stage is horror (huge crowds who walk and ride down - total chaos)MGM said:that must have been nice. Did your ride your bike up to the ski resort that day?
Its also hard when its cold and windy, with the open moonspace, the wind can play havoc, especially iwth the lighter weight ridersPrano said:the only time mont ventoux is hard, compared to the other moutains, it's when its a hot in the summer... It's the heat and the mon like landscape that's devastating on Ventoux...
40 years since Tom Simpson (R.I.P.) died on the Ventoux and with the Tour starting in the UK they are honouring British cycling.cyclingheroes said:According to sportwereld.be the Mont Ventoux will be part of the TdF 2007 (for the first time since 2002):
http://www.sportwereld.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=DMA23072006_001
Yes, that is the only road up.MGM said:I've wanted to ask this question. On the Alpe D'Huez stage this year, did they take an alternate road up the mountain? I didn't see the normal 21 switchbacks that I remember seeing back when they went up in the ITT a few years back (2004?)
No there are 2 roads up, but the one with the 21 is used at the TdF. The other road is over the Col de Saronnes (i believe it's called Saronnes correct me if i am wrong..) and than to Alpe d' Huez (you enter at the other side of the town, where the team coaches are). The second road is closed as well, it's used by media trucks and so on to enter the town.bobke said:Yes, that is the only road up.
http://members.aol.com/audaxuk/valps/saren.htmcyclingheroes said:No there are 2 roads up, but the one with the 21 is used at the TdF. The other road is over the Col de Saronnes (i believe it's called Saronnes correct me if i am wrong..) and than to Alpe d' Huez (you enter at the other side of the town, where the team coaches are). The second road is closed as well, it's used by media trucks and so on to enter the town.
The road is a bit better as on the pics but... you're right. I did both by bike last year and i can tell you that the road over the Sarenne is awesome (views)...bobke said:http://members.aol.com/audaxuk/valps/saren.htm
Well I think the point is, unless you drive up another col and come up the back side, that the viewing of the Alpe on the TV did not display the switchbacks, eh?
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