Ah, l’Alpe d’Huez … books have been written about this mountain.
I cannot think of a more beautiful stage of any Tour de France than those that finish atop l’Alpe.
From Fausto Coppi’s win on the maiden stage in 1952, to Greg LeMond’s battle with Bernard Hinault in 1986, to Andy Hampsten’s solo excursion in [...]
