Tour de la Provence 2020 stages

Stage 20 may be the ultimate queen stage in Tour history, 5,600 metres of elevation gain packed into 170.9 kilometres, and placed on the penultimate day of the race for the very first time, with another finish on Alpe d'Huez

Manxman relives 2017 Dauphiné stage victory as current Tour makes first uphill trip up rarely raced other side of Alpe d'Huez on queen stage 20

Find out how you can watch a gruelling stage 20 in the Tour de France

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My best guess would be that social media has accelerated the glorification and fetishization of the Alpe d’Huez atmosphere, and more and more people are heading up with the primary focus of seeking out the hot-spots where the music is loudest, and the costumes are wildest.

XDS Astana sports director was also fined for failing to respect the instructions of the commissaires.

Running on empty Briton finishes 20th, drops to ninth on overall classification

Tracking all the riders who have crashed out or otherwise left this year's Tour between Barcelona and Paris