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Tour de France Stage 15 profile Posted: Tuesday July 23, 2002 10:21 AMUpdated: Tuesday July 23, 2002 11:41 AM
TUESDAY, JULY 23Vaison-la-Romaine-Les Deux-Alpes 226.5km After the second rest day in the Vaucluse region, the Tour enters the Alps with the longest stage of the whole race to Les Deux-Alpes, says Cycling Weekly magazine. At 226.5 kilometers with four big climbs it will be a long and very tiring day in the saddle. The Col de Prémol, Col de Grimone, Col d’Ornon and the climb to the finish at Les Deux-Alpes are neither particularly long nor hard. However, stacked up before the climb to the finish at Les Deux-Alpes (11.5 kilometers at 6.1 percent), they will make a difference. Just ask Telekom’s Jan Ullrich: he lost the 1998 Tour here when Pantani attacked in the pouring rain and put nine minutes into him.
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