I have it on good authority that it takes the average rider 2 hours to climb L’Alpe D’Huez. Lance did it in 38 minutes. The record of 37min:35sec is held by Marco Pantani – after he’d already ridden 189 km that day. Lance’s poker move with Jan Ulrich on the Alpe in 2001 is legend (click on the link – it’s an awesome story, unless you happen to be German).
From L’Alpe D’Huez to Lance…