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Tour de France Stage 16 Profile Posted: Tuesday July 23, 2002 7:30 PMUpdated: Tuesday July 23, 2002 7:31 PM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24Les Deux-Alpes-La Plagne 179.5 kmThe last of the five mountain-top finishes and probably the last chance for any of the climbers to attack Armstrong, says Cycling Weekly magazine. If the likes of Joseba Beloki (ONCE) and Oscar Sevilla (Kelme) have not gained time before the time trial, they will have little chance of beating the Texan. The climbs are all Tour classics, with the Galibier, Télégraphe and the Madeleine before the finish at La Plagne. These climbs have decided some of the greatest ever Tours. As the highest climb of this year's race, the first rider over the top of the Galibier will win the prestigious Souvenir Henri Desgrange prize. Laurent Fignon won in La Plagne in 1984 and 1987, while Alex Zuelle was the last winner in 1995 when he beat Miguel Indurain by two minutes in what was the Spaniard's fifth and final Tour win.
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