The famed Mont Ventoux hosts 2009 Etape (Image credit: John Pierce)
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Toꦯur de France 20🌜09: Profile of stage 20 final climb, Mont Ventoux (Image credit: www.letour.fr)
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The corners of Alpe d'Huez. (Image credit: Mark Sharon and friends)
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Armstrong and Contador on Mont ๊Ventoux at the 2009 Tour de France. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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L'Alpe d'Huez is a tortuous climb (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
The official presentation 💟of the 2013 Tour de France may still be a month away but there is already speculation that the mighty Mount Ventoux will return to La Grande🤪 Boucle next season.
It will be 🦋a big year for the Tour in 2013 as it celebrates its 100th edition and French news outlet is reporting that apart from the 'Giant of Provence' appearing for just the third time in a decade, the classic peak of the Tour, L'Alpe d'Huez will be conquered not once but twice.
According to Monday's report, Ventoux will be climbed at the beginning of the third week. In its last appearance in 2009, Ventoux provedꦫ decisive for Alberto Contador (Astana) en rওoute to general classification victory, while Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) triumphed on the demanding stage.
On July 18, the Tour hits "XXL mode" according to the repor♔t, with two ascents of L'Alpe d'Huez. Starting in Gap, the peloton will head up the infamous 21 switchbacks before travelling back down via the Col de Sarenne on soon to be asphalted roads. The stage will the reach a crescendo with another ascent ofꦯ L'Alpe d'Huez.
Also the penultimate sta﷽ge is belie꧙ved to be an uphill time trial to Semnoz.
The presentation for the centenary Tour de France ta🔴kes place in Paris on October 24.
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