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LegendRider
09-12-2012, 06:05 PM
Does anyone know where I can find the top ten fastest ascents of Mt. Ventoux and/or Alpe d'Huez in Tour de France history?

Flying Pigeon
09-12-2012, 06:51 PM
Here are the top 10 Alpe d'Huez times on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez#Ascent_times)

For Mont Ventoux the record was held by Jonathan Vaughters for many years.

LegendRider
09-12-2012, 06:55 PM
Here are the top 10 Alpe d'Huez times on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez#Ascent_times)

For Mont Ventoux the record was held by Jonathan Vaughters for many years.

I believe Iban Mayo beat JV's record and I think it still stands with the requisite caveat!

Flying Pigeon
09-12-2012, 06:57 PM
Looks like the record for Ventoux is 55:51 by Iban Mayo in the 2004 Dauphine Libere (http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere04/?id=results/stage4#res).

Good old le dopage was involved non?

LegendRider
09-12-2012, 06:59 PM
Looks like the record for Ventoux is 55:51 by Iban Mayo in the 2004 Dauphine Libere (http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/jun04/dauphinelibere04/?id=results/stage4#res).

Good old le dopage was involved non?

That's the day that Lance called the UCI on Tyler if you believe Hamilton's story - which I do.

monkeybanana86
09-12-2012, 07:23 PM
wow go pantani

music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeYY9s6X7yY)

maunahaole
09-12-2012, 07:40 PM
There is a reason that the * character is included on your keyboard when speaking of "records".

Jaq
09-12-2012, 10:30 PM
Here are the top 10 Alpe d'Huez times on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez#Ascent_times)

For Mont Ventoux the record was held by Jonathan Vaughters for many years.

I've tried looking for Ventoux times; problem is, the climbs are almost always part of a longer stage, so there's never a definitive bottom-to-top time.