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stage covering 109 km, was the shortest in history. This is the same stage the pros rode in Stage 19 on 22 July. The second Étape for 2011, on 17 July, was actually the longest in history, covering 208 km, from
Issoire to Saint Flour in the massif central (south of Clermont-Ferrand). The
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rode this Étape along with his son, after being inspired by his son riding it previously. LeMond said "I had the time of my life", despite getting "650th place" and being "impressed that I even finished". "I decided that day that nobody's going to keep me from cycling, not
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final climb to Alpe d'Huez (Hors Catégorie). In the COVID-19 aftermath only 11,000 riders out of 16,000 inscriptions showed up at the starting line, and 8,685 finished within the official time limit, with many suffering in temperatures exceeding 40°C.
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2013 Nicolas Roux. Back to the original one day format. Roux took a second Étape win. Climbed up to Annecy Semnoz for the win. 11,475 started which is the best ever participation. Over 10,000 finished.
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at the time and he was also the French national road race champion. It was an extremely hot day with many riders having to dismount on Mont
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by nearly four minutes. Former winner Lilian Jégou was sixth and Nicolas Roux, 2013 winner, finished sixteenth. Former professional rider
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