Tuesday, July 18, 2006

The greatest climb in the cycling


There are two must sees during the pro road season, the cobbles of Roubaix and L'Alp D'Huez. We missed L'Alp last year, but it's back, so get to your TV, it's over in 3 hours, Who will join the champions and climb into cycling immortallity?

1952: Fausto Coppi (ITA)
1976: Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
1977: Hennie Kuiper (NED)
1978: Hennie Kuiper (NED)
1979: Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
1979: Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
1981: Peter Winnen (NED)
1982: Beat Breu (SUI)
1983: Peter Winnen (NED)
1984: Luis Herrera (COL)
1986: Bernard Hinault (FRA)
1987: Federico Echave (ESP)
1988: Steven Rooks (NED)
1989: Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED)
1990: Gianni Bugno (ITA)
1991: Gianni Bugno (ITA)
1992: Andrew Hampsten (USA)
1994: Roberto Conti (ITA)
1995: Marco Pantani (ITA)
1997: Marco Pantani (ITA)
1999: Giuseppe Guerini (ITA)
2001: Lance Armstrong (USA)
2003: Iban Mayo (ESP)
2004: Lance Armstrong (USA)

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