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- July
22nd -
Our hotel for the next 2
evenings is located in Alpe d'huez itself and we'll be sharing with
one of the teams on the evening of the 23rd.
The team should be CSC
which mean that we'll be lodging in the same hotel as Julich, O'Grady,
Schleck, Cancellara and the like!
Being on site is a great
advantage as the atmosphere all along the climb and in the resort can
simply not be found anywhere else.
The hotel itself is one of
the nicest in the resort and one that we use every time we visit Alpe
d'Huez.
- July 23rd -
What a day this promises to be!!!
Today's stage will finish with the climb to
Alpe d'Huez, which is most likely the world's most famous cycling
climb.
A win on Alpe d'Huez is every cyclist's dream.
This is
also the final high-mountain stage of the 2008 Tour de France and THE
stage all the riders have already marked on their calendar as it will
also feature the climb to the Col du Lautaret/Galibier and the col de
la Croix de Fer (2 monuments of cycling) prior to arriving at the base
of Alpe d'Huez.
You will be in Alpe d'Huez
to witness history in the making.
Given the hotel's location
you will be able to see the entire village being setup to host the
stage arrival before making your way to our
private Chalet located on switchback #2 (second to last
switchback).
The views from this location are second to none anywhere
on the climb to Alpe d'Huez.
Here you will be able to see from the Village
of Huez up to our location and enjoy a BBQ lunch with beverages
throughout the afternoon.
The Publicity Caravane will
go by our Chalet about one hour before the first riders contending for
the win do the same!
As mentioned, the evening
will be spent in the same hotel as one of the teams!
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