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TDF Stage 19 Up Up & Away Day 2

neris · 2019-07-26 12:03:41

Mountainy top type finish today after a days climbing. Nice bit of punishment on the Col De Iseran before a final climb to the finish in Tignes (Was in Tignes once for a holiday. Only time Ive ever seen carpet on the walls of anywhere)

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26-07-2019 1:03pm

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Mountainy top type finish today after a days climbing. Nice bit of punishment on the Col De Iseran before a final climb to the finish in Tignes (Was in Tignes once for a holiday. Only time Ive ever seen carpet on the walls of anywhere)

A short stage it is, which includes five categorized climbs, with the mighty 2770 meter tall Col d'Iseran (HC), which is the Souvenir Henri Desgrange this year. Before the main course that is Iseran, the appetizers Côte de Saint-André, Montée d'Aussois (a new climb in the Tour) and Col de la Madeleine must be endured first.

..and with no descent, the riders will continue to ride at an altitude of 1700 meters. In fact, they will stay consistently 1500 meters above sea level the rest of the stage. This continues for a while, before they approach the 13 km long and irregular Col d'Iseran, whose summit is the highest point of the race..

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