Alpe d’Huez Has DESTROYED the Best Cyclists in History

Alpe d’Huez Has DESTROYED the Best Cyclists in History
Twenty-one hairpin bends. Over a million spectators lining the road. A mountain that has decided more Tour de France careers than almost any climb in the race’s history.
This is the story of Alpe d’Huez — the climb that humbled Eddy Merckx at the height of his powers, nearly ended Lance Armstrong’s reign in 2003, turned Marco Pantani into a legend, broke Andy Schleck’s dream of yellow, and finally found the limits of Tadej Pogačar.
Some riders conquered this mountain. Far more left it with something they never got back.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 – Intro

0:50 – The Mountain That Became a Monster

3:00 – The Day the Greatest Rider in the World Looked Ordinary

5:20 – Why the Mountain Breaks Riders

7:10 – The Night the Champion Nearly Fell

9:30 – The Rider the Mountain Loved

11:20 – The Attack That Almost Rewrote History

12:50 – The Mountain That Stopped Pogačar

14:00 – Why This Mountain Remains the Judge of Champions
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