Top 50 Rettenbachferner: High-level entries in 2016

1.  2015: 44:32 Thibaut Pinot 15.63 km/h
2.  2016: 45:00 Tejay Van Garderen 15.47 km/h
3.  2015: 45:06 Domenico Pozzovivo 15.43 km/h
4.  2015: 45:09 Simon Spilak 15.42 km/h
5.  2015: 45:15 Miguel Angel Lopez 15.38 km/h
6.  2015: 45:15 Geraint Thomas 15.38 km/h
7.  2016: 45:16 Miguel Angel Lopez 15.38 km/h
8.  2016: 45:16 Warren Barguil 15.38 km/h
9.  2016: 45:31 Jarlinson Pantano 15.29 km/h
10. 2016: 45:33 Andrew Talansky 15.28 km/h
11. 2016: 45:43 Simon Spilak 15.22 km/h
12. 2007: 45:47 David Lopez 15.20 km/h
13. 2015: 45:47 Jakob Fuglsang 15.20 km/h
14. 2016: 45:49 Rui Costa 15.19 km/h
15. 2016: 45:49 Jon Izagirre 15.19 km/h
16. 2015: 45:50 Jan Hirt 15.19 km/h
17. 2007: 45:59 Jens Voigt 15.14 km/h
18. 2016: 45:59 Victor De La Parte 15.14 km/h
19. 2016: 45:59 Jan Hirt 15.14 km/h
20. 2015: 46:01 Sergio Luis Henao 15.12 km/h
21. 2007: 46:07 Robert Gesink 15.09 km/h
22. 2016: 46:08 Geraint Thomas 15.09 km/h
23. 2005: 46:09 Levi Leipheimer 15.08 km/h
24. 2015: 46:09 Tom Dumoulin 15.08 km/h
25. 2015: 46:12 Rafal Majka 15.06 km/h
26. 2007: 46:20 Damiano Cunego 15.02 km/h
27. 2005: 46:24 Georg Totschnig 15.00 km/h
28. 2007: 46:33 Laurens Ten Dam 14.95 km/h
29. 2015: 46:48 Sébastien Reichenbach 14.87 km/h
30. 2015: 46:48 Steve Morabito 14.87 km/h
31. 2015: 46:48 Laurens Ten Dam 14.87 km/h
32. 2015: 46:48 Warren Barguil 14.87 km/h
33. 2007: 46:51 Leonardo Bertagnolli 14.86 km/h
34. 2007: 46:57 Levi Leipheimer 14.82 km/h
35. 2007: 46:57 Christian Pfannberger 14.82 km/h
36. 2005: 46:59 Jan Ullrich 14.81 km/h
37. 2015: 46:59 Robert Gesink 14.81 km/h
38. 2015: 47:07 Esteban Chaves 14.77 km/h
39. 2016: 47:07 Frank Schleck 14.77 km/h
40. 2016: 47:07 Wilco Kelderman 14.77 km/h
41. 2016: 47:07 Darwin Atapuma 14.77 km/h
42. 2007: 47:16 Chris Anker Sorensen 14.72 km/h
43. 2005: 47:21 Cadel Evans 14.70 km/h
44. 2007: 47:30 Josep Jufre 14.65 km/h
45. 2005: 47:33 Jörg Jaksche 14.64 km/h
46. 2015: 47:35 Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski 14.63 km/h
47. 2015: 47:37 Bob Jungels 14.62 km/h
48. 2015: 47:37 Kristijan Durasek 14.62 km/h
49. 2016: 47:39 Jan Polanc 14.61 km/h
50. 2016: 47:48 Vasil Kiryienka 14.56 km/h

Tejay delivers the goods!

Rettenbachferner
2016:11,6 km@10,6%---45:00---average speed 15.47 km/h(Tejay Van Garderen)
2015:11,6 km@10,6%---44:32---average speed 15.63 km/h(Thibaut Pinot)-RECORD
2007:11,6 km@10,6%---45:47---average speed 15.20 km/h(David Lopez)
2005:11,6 km@10,6%---46:09---average speed 15.08 km/h(Levi Leipheimer)

Collective high performance on Amden

Amden
2016:8,2 km@10,2%---28:05---average speed 17.52 km/h(Kelderman-Talansky-Barguil)
                              ---29:18---average speed 16.79 km/h(Pieter Weening)

The TdS favourites together on Cari

Gotthardpass
2016:8,6 km@7,0%---26:50---average speed 19.23 km/h(Peloton)
2006:8,6 km@7,0%---24:27---average speed 21.10 km/h(Gil-Vicioso-Ullrich-Jaksche)

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Cari
2016:11,6 km@8,0%---33:28---average speed 20.80 km/h(Warren Barguil)
                              ---34:24---average speed 20.23 km/h(Darwin Atapuma)

Col du Noyer: Froome and Contador's last test

Col du Noyer
2016:6,2 km@8,6%---18:47---average speed 19.80 km/h(Bardet-Froome-Porte-Contador)
                            ---18:58---average speed 19.61 km/h(Daniel Martin)
                            ---19:20---average speed 19.24 km/h(Henao-Landa-Alaphilippe)
2013:6,2 km@8,7%---19:00---average speed 19.58 km/h(S.Sanchez-Fuglsang)
                             ---19:05---average speed 19.49 km/h(Contador-Rogers-Porte-Froome-Navarro-Valverde-D.Moreno-Rodriguez-Clement)

Team Sky train pace on Meribel

Meribel
2016:11,4 km@6,9%---29:19---average speed 23.33 km/h(Daniel Martin)

Contador blitzes Mont Chery prologue

Le Mont Chery
2016:3,6 km@9,9%---11:10---average speed 19.34 km/h(Alberto Contador)
                            ---11:16---average speed 19.17 km/h(Richie Porte)
                            ---11:23---average speed 18.98 km/h(Christopher Froome)

Full-gas Lombarde crowns Nibali

Col de Vars
2016:18,8 km@5,8%---47:18---average speed 23.85 km/h(Stefan Denifl)
                               ---47:28---average speed 23.76 km/h(Nieve-Foliforov-Dombrowski group)
                               ---54:23---average speed 20.74 km/h(Peloton)
1993:18,8 km@5,8%---50:22---average speed 22.40 km/h(Chiappucci-Rominger-40 riders peloton)

Cime de la Bonette
2016:22,0 km@6,8%---1:04:50---average speed 20.36 km/h(Mikel Nieve) -finish at 2715m
                               ---1:06:05---average speed 19.97 km/h(Taaramae-Foliforov-Atapuma group)
                               ---1:07:20---average speed 19.60 km/h(Peloton)
1993:23,0 km@6,9%---1:07:12---average speed 20.54 km/h(Robert Millar)
                              ---1:08:22---average speed 20.19 km/h(Rominger-Indurain-Mejia-Delgado-Conti-Hampsten-Unzaga-Jaskula)
                              ---1:10:08---average speed 19.68 km/h(Chiappucci-A.Martin-Rondon-Escartin)
                              ---1:11:17---average speed 19.36 km/h(Franco Vona)
                              ---1:11:27---average speed 19.31 km/h(Virenque-Breukink)
           

Col de la Lombarde 

2016:20,3 km@7,3%---57:17---average speed 21.26 km/h(Vincenzo Nibali)

                              ---57:45---average speed 21.09 km/h(Uran-Valverde)

                              ---58:14---average speed 20.92 km/h(Esteban Chaves)

Nibali finds his lost watts on the road to Risoul

Colle dell'Agnello
2016:9,0 km@9,7%---34:05---average speed 15.84 km/h(Michele Scarponi)
                             ---34:05---average speed 15.84 km/h(Nibali-Chaves-Kruijswijk)
                             ---34:55---average speed 15.47 km/h(Valverde-Zakarin group)
2011:9,0 km@9,7%---36:46---average speed 14.69 km/h(Di Gregorio-Gesink-Westra-Zeits-Leipheimer-Arroyo-Moncoutie-Jeannesson)
                             ---37:25---average speed 14.43 km/h(60 riders peloton)
2007:9,0 km@9,7%---32:39---average speed 16.54 km/h(Piepoli-Simoni-Cunego-Mazzoleni-Di Luca-A.Schleck-Garzelli)
                            ---33:07---average speed 16.31 km/h(David Arroyo)
                            ---33:30---average speed 16.12 km/h(Vincenzo Nibali)
                            ---34:00---average speed 15.88 km/h(David Zabriskie)
                            ---34:18---average speed 15.74 km/h(Wegelius-Sella-Pozzovivo-Pellizotti-Villa-Arroyo group)          
2000:9,0 km@9,7%---33:05---average speed 16.32 km/h(Gilberto Simoni)
                            ---33:16---average speed 16.23 km/h(Jose Chepe Gonzalez)
                            ---33:26---average speed 16.15 km/h(Conti-Casagrande-Garzelli-Piepoli-Buenahora-Tonkov-Noe)
                            ---33:40---average speed 16.04 km/h(Marco Pantani)
                            ---34:14---average speed 15.77 km/h(Paolo Lanfranchi)

Station de Risoul
2016:12,8 km@6,9%---33:36---average speed 22.86 km/h km/h(Vincenzo Nibali)
                               ---35:00---average speed 21.94 km/h(Majka-Valverde-Uran)
                               ---36:18---average speed 21.16 km/h(Steven Kruijswijk)
2014:12,6 km@6,9%---31:45---average speed 23.81 km/h(Vincenzo Nibali)-RECORD
                              ---32:20---average speed 23.38 km/h(Rafal Majka)
2013:13,9 km@6,7%---36:47---average speed 22.67 km/h(Froome-Talansky)
2010:12,8 km@6,9%---32:36---average speed 23.56 km/h(Nairo Quintana)
2010:12,8 km@6,9%---34:21---average speed 22.36 km/h(Nicolas Vogondy)


Important mention
Nairo Quintana's time from 2010 was recorded during a 13,5 km individual time trial.

The Giro peloton flies after rest day

Passo della Mendola
2016:14,8 km@6,5%---36:02---average speed 24.64 km/h(Lopez-Firsanov-Jungels-Ulissi-Kangert-Dombrowski)
                              ---36:23---average speed 24.41 km/h(Nibali-Valverde-Kruijswijk-Zakarin)
                              ---36:38---average speed 24.24 km/h(20 riders peloton)

Fai della Paganella
2016:8,6 km@8,0%---23:58---average speed 21.53 km/h(Chaves-Pozzovivo-Majka)
                            ---24:24---average speed 21.15 km/h(Valverde-Zakarin-Kruijswijk)
                            ---24:44---average speed 20.86 km/h(Nibali-Jungels-Firsanov-Lopez-Ulissi)
2016:8,6 km@8,0%---23:55---average speed 21.57 km/h(Fuglsang-Landa-Pozzovivo-Firsanov-Bernal)
                            ---24:03---average speed 21.46 km/h(Peraud-Bardet-Kangert)