2018 Tour de France: Stage 12 Preview
The Alpe d’Huez is not the tallest mountain in Stage 12 of the 2018 Tour de France. In fact, it’s the shortest of the 3 hors categorie climbs in the stage.
The Alpe d’Huez is not the tallest mountain in Stage 12 of the 2018 Tour de France. In fact, it’s the shortest of the 3 hors categorie climbs in the stage.
Chris Froome grimly hung on against a flying final attack Saturday from his 2015 Tour de France rival Nairo Quintana on the last Alpine climb of this year’s race
Stage 20 is another short but intense mountain stage, running 110.5kms from Modane Valfrejus to Alpe d’Huez.
The 102nd Tour de France has some new high-tech toys this year as the famous old race reaches out to younger fans but those old staples, legs and courage, remain the recipe for victory.
Bourg D’Oisans must have one of the highest ratios of cyclists, bikes and bike shops per capita in the world. Situated at the base of the mythic Alpe D’Huez in the French Alps, it has become a must on every cyclists’ bucket list of places to visit.