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L'Alpe d'Huez (French pronunciation: [l‿al.pə d‿ɥɛz]) is a ski resort in Southeastern France at 1,250 to 3,330 metres (4,100 to 10,925 ft). It is a mountain pasture in the central French Western Alps, in the commune of Huez, which is part of the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Alpe D'Huez Airport (IATA: AHZ, ICAO: LFHU) (French: Altiport de l'Alpe d'Huez) is a small altiport serving the town of L'Alpe d'Huez. References
18 August 2024 – Le Grand-Bornand to Alpe d'Huez, 149.9 km (93.1 mi) Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix–Deceuninck) and Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx–Protime) on Alpe d'Huez. The final stage of the Tour was the queen stage of the race, a 149.9 km (93.1 mi) stage in the French Alps from Le Grand-Bornand to a summit finish at Alpe d'Huez. [53]
Megavalanche (nicknamed "Mega") is a enduro mountain bike race held annually at the Alpe d'Huez ski resort in the French Alps since 1995, and annually on the island of Réunion.
Huez (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. The mountain resort Alpe d'Huez is located in the commune. L'Alpe d'Huez is often an ascent on the Tour de France .
Pidcock has endured ups and downs at cycling’s most prestigious Grand Tour, with a stunning win on Alpe d’Huez in 2022 announcing his arrival at the Tour with a demon display of descending ...
He recorded the fastest ever climbs up the Tour's iconic venues of Mont Ventoux (46:00) [2] and Alpe d'Huez (36:50), [3] and other cyclists including Lance Armstrong and Charly Gaul have hailed Pantani's climbing skills. [4] [5] He is the second to last rider and one of only eight to ever win the Tour de France – Giro d'Italia double, doing ...
The race first reached high altitude [a] on the ninth edition in 1910 when it passed the 2,115-metre-high (6,939 ft) Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Not satisfied with that height, Desgrange the following year introduced his favoured Col du Galibier in the Alps, which summited at 2,556 m (8,386 ft) via a single-laned 365-metre ...