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A Day In The Chaos Of Cycling’s Most Legendary Arena

Defector 25 July 2026 6h ago
A Day In The Chaos Of Cycling’s Most Legendary Arena
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ALPE D'HUEZ, France — Roughly halfway up the final climb of Stage 19, and roughly five hours before the riders hit the base, our car indulged the thick snarl of besotted fans who wanted to do the wave with us. This slowed us across a critical speed threshold, beyond which our car was no longer something worth avoiding but rather something worth rocking. I'd seen videos of cars getting shaken the n
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