Thursday 14 July 2022

Fastest Alpe d'huez ascent in 16 years

 


Col du Galibier
2022:8,6 km@6,8%---23:45---average speed 21.73 km/h(Louis Meintjes)
                                ---24:00---average speed 21.50 km/h(Christopher Froome)
                                ---24:27---average speed 21.10 km/h(80 riders peloton)
2019:8,6 km@6,8%---22:26---average speed 23.00 km/h(Nairo Quintana)-RECORD
                                ---23:00---average speed 22.43 km/h(Egan Bernal)
                                ---23:30---average speed 21.96 km/h(Pinot-Landa-Uran-Thomas-Buchmann-Kruijswijk-Porte)
                                ---23:48---average speed 21.68 km/h(Julian Alaphilippe)
2011:8,6 km@6,8%---23:36---average speed 21.86 km/h(Frank Schleck)
2008:8,6 km@6,8%---26:32---average speed 19.45 km/h(Kohl-Voeckler-Augustyn)
                                ---27:05---average speed 19.05 km/h(80 riders peloton)
2006:8,6 km@6,8%---25:00---average speed 20.64 km/h(Michael Rasmussen)
                                ---25:36---average speed 20.16 km/h(50 riders peloton)
2002:8,6 km@6,8%---25:52---average speed 19.95 km/h(Santiago Botero)
                                ---26:54---average speed 19.18 km/h(Peloton)
2000:8,6 km@6,8%---25:40---average speed 20.10 km/h(Herve-Botero-Conti)
                                ---25:50---average speed 19.97 km/h(30 riders peloton)




Col de la Croix de Fer
2022:28,5 km km@5,2%---1:15:45---average speed 22.57 km/h(35 riders peloton)
2018:28,5 km km@5,2%---1:12:20---average speed 23.64 km/h(Steven Kruijswijk)
                                        ---1:14:15---average speed 23.03 km/h(20 riders peloton)
2015:28,5 km km@5,2%---1:07:53---average speed 25.19 km/h(Quintana-Valverde)-RECORD
                                        ---1:07:57---average speed 25.17 km/h(Froome-Nibali)
                                        ---1:08:16---average speed 25.05 km/h(Porte-Pinot-Contador)
2008:28,5 km km@5,2%---1:10:35---average speed 24.23 km/h(30 riders peloton)
1995:28,5 km km@5,2%---1:09:49---average speed 24.49 km/h(Virenque-Munoz-Dufaux-Bruyneel-Bolts-Gotti-Mejia-Jalabert-Elli-Escartin)
                                        ---1:11:21---average speed 23.97 km/h(20 riders peloton)




Alpe d'Huez
2022:13,8 km@8%---39:08---average speed 21.16 km/h(Pogacar-Vingegaard-Thomas)
                               ---41:49---average speed 19.80 km/h(Thomas Pidcock)
2018:13,8 km@8%---41:15---average speed 20.07 km/h(Geraint Thomas)
2015:13,8 km@8%---39:22---average speed 21.03 km/h(Nairo Quintana)
                               ---41:16---average speed 20.06 km/h(Thibaut Pinot)
2013:13,8 km@8%---39:48---average speed 20.80 km/h(Nairo Quintana)
                               ---43:02---average speed 19.24 km/h(Christophe Riblon)
2011:13,8 km@8%---41:25---average speed 19.99 km/h(Samuel Sanchez)
                               ---42:02---average speed 19.70 km/h(Pierre Rolland)
2010:13,8 km@8%---42:17---average speed 19.58 km/h(Contador-Brajkovic)
2008:13,8 km@8%---39:30---average speed 20.96 km/h(Carlos Sastre)
2006:13,8 km@8%---38:35---average speed 21.46 km/h(Landis-Kloden)
                               ---40:45---average speed 20.32 km/h(Fränk Schleck)
2004:13,8 km@8%---37:36---average speed 22.02 km/h(Lance Armstrong)
2003:13,8 km@8%---39:08---average speed 21.16 km/h(Iban Mayo)
2001:13,8 km@8%---38:03---average speed 21.76 km/h(Lance Armstrong)
1999:13,8 km@8%---41:10---average speed 20.11 km/h(Giuseppe Guerini) (source:http://www.sportvox.fr/article.php3?id_article=31102)
1997:13,8 km@8%---36:53---average speed 22.45 km/h(Marco Pantani)
1995:13,8 km@8%---36:40---average speed 22.58 km/h(Marco Pantani)-RECORD
1994:13,8 km@8%---37:15---average speed 22.23 km/h(Marco Pantani)
                               ---40:43---average speed 20.34 km/h(Roberto Conti)
1992:13,8 km@8%---43:19---average speed 19.12 km/h(Chiappucci-Indurain)
                               ---44:09---average speed 18.75 km/h(Andrew Hampsten)
1991:13,8 km@8%---40:27---average speed 20.47 km/h(Gianni Bugno)
1990:13,8 km@8%---43:15---average speed 19.14 km/h(Erik Breukink) (source:http://www.sportvox.fr/article.php3?id_article=31102)
1989:13,8 km@8%---41:50---average speed 19.79 km/h(Delgado-Fignon)
                               ---45:20---average speed 18.26 km/h(Gert-Jan Theunisse)
1988:13,8 km@8%---43:44---average speed 18.93 km/h(Gert-Jan Theunisse)
                               ---44:34---average speed 18.58 km/h(Steven Rooks)
1987:13,8 km@8%---41:44---average speed 19.84 km/h(Luis Herrera)
1986:13,8 km@8%---45:25---average speed 18.23 km/h(Jose Reynel Montoya)
                               ---48:00---average speed 17.25 km/h(Hinault-Lemond)
1982:13,8 km@8%---42:14---average speed 19.61 km/h(Beat Breu)
1979:13,8 km@8%---43:38---average speed 18.98 km/h(Joaquim Agostinho)
1977:13,8 km@8%---44:49---average speed 18.48 km/h(Hennie Kuiper)

NEW ALPE D'HUEZ TOP 100

1.  1995: 36:40 Marco Pantani 22.58 km/h
2.  1997: 36:53 Marco Pantani 22.45 km/h
3.  1994: 37:15 Marco Pantani 22.23 km/h
4.  2004: 37:36 Lance Armstrong 22.02 km/h
5.  1997: 37:40 Jan Ullrich 21.98 km/h
6.  2001: 38:03 Lance Armstrong 21.76 km/h
7.  1995: 38:04 Miguel Indurain 21.75 km/h
8.  1995: 38:04 Alex Zulle 21.75 km/h
9.  1995: 38:06 Bjarne Riis 21.73 km/h
10. 1997: 38:20 Richard Virenque 21.60 km/h
11. 1995: 38:34 Laurent Madouas 21.47 km/h
12. 2006: 38:35 Floyd Landis 21.46 km/h
13. 2006: 38:35 Andreas Klöden 21.46 km/h
14. 2004: 38:40 Jan Ullrich 21.41 km/h
15. 1994: 38:55 Richard Virenque 21.28 km/h
16. 2006: 39:00 Carlos Sastre 21.23 km/h
17. 2003: 39:08 Iban Mayo 21.16 km/h
18. 2022: 39:08 Tadej Pogacar 21.16 km/h
19. 2022: 39:08 Jonas Vingegaard 21.16 km/h
20. 2022: 39:08 Geraint Thomas 21.16 km/h
21. 2004: 39:12 Andreas Kloden 21.12 km/h
22. 2022: 39:12 Enric Mas 21.12 km/h
23. 2022: 39:12 Sepp Kuss 21.12 km/h
24. 2004: 39:14 Jose Azevedo 21.10 km/h
25. 2006: 39:14 Levi Leipheimer 21.10 km/h
26. 1997: 39:20 Francesco Casagrande 21.05 km/h
27. 1997: 39:21 Bjarne Riis 21.04 km/h
28. 2015: 39:22 Nairo Quintana 21.03 km/h
29. 2022: 39:27 Romain Bardet 20.99 km/h
30. 1994: 39:30 Miguel Indurain 20.96 km/h
31. 1994: 39:30 Luc Leblanc 20.96 km/h
32. 2008: 39:30 Carlos Sastre 20.96 km/h
33. 1994: 39:37 Vladimir Poulnikov 20.90 km/h
34. 2004: 39:40 Giuseppe Guerini 20.87 km/h
35. 2004: 39:41 Santos Gonzalez 20.87 km/h
36. 2004: 39:41 Vladimir Karpets 20.87 km/h
37. 1995: 39:42 Fernando Escartin 20.86 km/h
38. 1995: 39:42 Claudio Chiappucci 20.86 km/h
39. 1995: 39:42 Paolo Lanfranchi 20.86 km/h
40. 2006: 39:46 Denis Menchov 20.82 km/h
41. 2006: 39:46 Michael Rasmussen 20.82 km/h
42. 2006: 39:46 Pietro Caucchioli 20.82 km/h
43. 2022: 39:46 Adam Yates  20.82 km/h
44. 1995: 39:48 Tony Rominger 20.80 km/h
45. 2013: 39:48 Nairo Quintana 20.80 km/h
46. 1995: 39:51 Pavel Tonkov 20.78 km/h
47. 2013: 39:51 Joaquim Rodriguez 20.78 km/h
48. 1997: 39:52 Beat Zberg 20.77 km/h
49. 1997: 39:52 Udo Bolts 20.77 km/h
50. 1997: 39:52 Roberto Conti 20.77 km/h
51. 1997: 39:52 Laurent Madouas 20.77 km/h
52. 2004: 39:56 David Moncoutié 20.73 km/h
53. 2004: 39:57 Carlos Sastre 20.73 km/h
54. 2004: 39:58 Ivan Basso 20.72 km/h
55. 2004: 39:58 Stéphane Goubert 20.72 km/h
56. 1994: 40:01 Piotr Ugrumov 20.69 km/h
57. 1994: 40:01 Alex Zülle 20.69 km/h
58. 2001: 40:02 Jan Ullrich 20.68 km/h
59. 2022: 40:02 David Gaudu 20.68 km/h
60. 1995: 40:07 Laurent Jalabert 20.64 km/h
61. 2004: 40:07 Michael Rogers 20.64 km/h
62. 2001: 40:12 Joseba Beloki 20.60 km/h
63. 2006: 40:14 Oscar Pereiro 20.58 km/h
64. 2006: 40:14 Michael Rogers 20.58 km/h
65. 2006: 40:14 Cadel Evans 20.58 km/h
66. 2006: 40:14 Ivan Parra 20.58 km/h
67. 1997: 40:15 Laurent Jalabert 20.57 km/h
68. 1997: 40:15 Marco Fincato 20.57 km/h
69. 1997: 40:18 Abraham Olano 20.55 km/h
70. 1997: 40:23 Orlando Rodrigues 20.50 km/h
71. 1991: 40:27 Gianni Bugno 20.47 km/h
72. 2004: 40:27 Marcos Serrano 20.47 km/h
73. 1991: 40:28 Miguel Indurain 20.46 km/h
74. 1991: 40:29 Luc Leblanc 20.45 km/h
75. 2006: 40:29 Cyril Dessel 20.45 km/h
76. 2006: 40:29 Haimar Zubeldia 20.45 km/h
77. 2022: 40:29 Nairo Quintana 20.45 km/h
78. 1995: 40:31 Richard Virenque 20.44 km/h
79. 1995: 40:31 Ivan Gotti 20.44 km/h
80. 2022: 40:31 Steven Kruijswijk 20.44 km/h
81. 2004: 40:32 Oscar Pereiro 20.43 km/h
82. 2006: 40:32 Mikel Astarloza 20.43 km/h
83. 2001: 40:33 Christophe Moreau 20.42 km/h
84. 1997: 40:39 Manuel Beltran 20.37 km/h
85. 2004: 40:40 José Enrique Gutierrez 20.36 km/h
86. 2015: 40:42 Alejandro Valverde 20.34 km/h
87. 2015: 40:42 Christopher Froome 20.34 km/h
88. 1994: 40:43 Roberto Conti 20.34 km/h
89. 1994: 40:43 Oscar Pellicioli 20.34 km/h
90. 1994: 40:43 Pascal Lino 20.34 km/h
91. 1994: 40:43 Feranando Escartin 20.34 km/h
92. 1994: 40:43 Armand de las Cuevas 20.34 km/h
93. 2006: 40:45 Fränk Schleck 20.32 km/h
94. 2004: 40:46 Georg Totschnig 20.31 km/h
95. 1995: 40:49 Johan Bruyneel 20.29 km/h
96. 2004: 40:49 Sandy Casar 20.29 km/h
97. 2006: 40:49 Gilberto Simoni 20.29 km/h
98. 2003: 40:53 Alexandre Vinokourov 20.25 km/h
99. 2013: 40:54 Richie Porte 20.24 km/h
100. 2013: 40:54 Christopher Froome 20.24 km/h


5 comments:

  1. Sepp Kuss with the fastest time for a helper in any road stage, beating the time of Riis in 1997. If he and Kruijswijk had gone full-gas from the beginning, they would have gone even faster than Lance did in 2001!

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  2. It seems incredible that Contador is not on this list? His peformance in the Dauphiné 2010 should have been around 37:30, which would qualifiy for top ten - unless it was a slightly different climb that day?

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    1. It is on the list here: 2010:13,8 km@8%---42:17---average speed 19.58 km/h(Contador-Brajkovic)

      It also matches the time from this video of the ascent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWX7p57Lpvw

      It's a myth that the Dauphiné 2010 ascent of Alpe d'Huez was fast.

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  3. Ah well, then I stand corrected, thanks! To be honest, I did already wonder why so many not-so-great climbers ended so close to Contador/Brajkovic on that day.

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