This is epic climbing of Marco Pantani on Alpe d’Huez. Record time which is still not beaten yet. No GPS computers, no power meters, no carbon bikes , no carbon frames. Just pure POWER of best cycling climber of all time.
On July 19, 1997, the Tour de France arrives, like almost every year, on its most famous peak, Alpe d’Huez. But this is not a day like any other for cycling. Marco Pantani, the pirate, has within himself the strength to make that afternoon unforgettable.
RIP Marco Pantani LEGEND!
Cycling’s fastest times on Alpe d’Huez
1 37′ 35″ Marco Pantani 1997 Italy
2* 37′ 36″ Lance Armstrong 2004 United States
3 38′ 00″ Marco Pantani 1994 Italy
4 38′ 01″ Lance Armstrong 2001 United States
5 38′ 04″ Marco Pantani 1995 Italy
6 38′ 23″ Jan Ullrich 1997 Germany
7 38′ 34″ Floyd Landis 2006 United States
8 38′ 35″ Andreas Klöden 2006 Germany
9* 38′ 37″ Jan Ullrich 2004 Germany
10 39′ 02″ Richard Virenque 1997 France