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This biking honour has by no means been bestowed on a lady. The Tour de France Femmes will change that


Few climbs are as iconic on the planet {of professional} biking because the 21 hairpin turns of Alpe d’Huez. Carved into the rugged panorama of the French Alps, this legendary ascent stretches roughly 13.8 kilometers (8.6 miles) and positive aspects about 1,120 meters (3,675 toes) in elevation. The climb begins within the city of Bourg d’Oisans and finishes on the ski resort of Alpe d’Huez, which sits 1,860 meters (6,102 toes) above sea degree.

Since its debut within the 1952 Tour de France, the place Fausto Coppi triumphed over each the climb and his rivals, Alpe d’Huez has featured in 31 editions of the race. The names of the legendary conquerors of this mountain can now be discovered on each hairpin bend—a testomony to the epic battles fought on its unforgiving slopes.



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