Tour de France 2013: infographic - l'Alpe d'Huez from roadcyclingyuk.com

Taming Alpe d'Huez RCUK ROADCYCLING UK Stage 18 of the Tour de France is 168km and for the first time features a double ascent of Alpe d'Huez Finish 1,850m 21 (20 18 19 16 17 8.1% 15 Height gain 13 Average gradient (14 (12 11 1,124m 13.8km Length of climb 9 10 8 7 6. 5 1st hairpin bend 3 4 2 Climb start 726m The first ascent was in 1952, won by Fausto Coppi, and the climb has been featured 27 Top 10 quickest to the top times since Relative position to the fastest on the climb, based on average speed Time Marco Pantani (1997) 37' 35" Lance Armstrong ('04) 37' 36" Marco Pantani ('94) 38' 00" Lance Armstrong ('01) 38' 01" Marco Pantani ('95) 38' 04" Jan Ullrich ('97) 38' 23" Floyd Landis ('06) 38' 34" Andreas Klöden ('06) 38' 35" Jan Ullrich ('04) 38' 37" Richard Virenque ('97) 39' 02" 600 500 400 300 200 100 Metres behind All riders of top 10 Alpe d'Huez climbs have been implicated in doping A killer profile Between 3% and 6% 1,800m Between 6% and 9% 1,600m Steeper than 9% 1,400m 1,200m Steepest km of the climb, average of 1,000m 11.5% 800m 600m 1km 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sources: letour.com, Wikipedia http://roadcyclinguk.com/ Finish li ne