Legendary Cycling Locations - Alpe d'Huez

The 21 hairpins of cycling legend. Each bend numbered in descent, each telling tales of champions who danced on pedals to cycling immortality. Since 1952, this Alpine giant has been the stage where Tour dreams soar or shatter. Rising 1,860 meters through 13.8 kilometers, its 8.1% average gradient has broken the strongest riders. But it's in the Dutch Corner, turn 7, where cycling transcends sport. Here, a sea of orange turns the mountain into cycling's greatest stadium, where every July, new legends are born in the thin mountain air.