Tour of California Stage 5: Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita, 157.7 km

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