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For Colombia, Alpe d'Huez brings several memories, moments of euphoria, days full of history. Lucho Herrera, in the Tour de France of 1984, gave an authority to the mythical mountain to go en route to Laurent Fignon, Bernard Hinault and Robert Millar and take the triumph. A few years later, Nairo Quintana seemed to get the country to vibrate with his pedals. This Thursday, the rider Boyacá has a new rendezvous with this mountain to continue to fight for his "yellow dream".
Nairo knows what it's like to blast Alpe d'Huez. In the 2013 and 2015 editions, the Tour de France faces him with great pride and in both years he has given a festival and he has reduced the time to the British Chris Froome. This Thursday is a new opportunity for the 13.8-kilometer climb and the 21 turns can defeat its most powerful rival.
The Colombian cyclist must attack. Froome, second overall, takes 1 minute 51 seconds and Geraint Thomas, leader of the competition, takes him 3 minutes 16 seconds.
Tour of 2013
Nairo reached the last week in the sixth box of the general, 5 minutes 54 seconds behind Chris Froome. He finished fourth from the stage at Alpe d'Huez and gave Froome a minute 6 seconds that day.
Nairo attacked alongside Joaquim's # Purito & # 39; Rodríguez with 4 kilometers left to crown the port, while Froome could not resist this strong step and little by little he released his rivals.
Tower of the 2015
At Alpe d'Huez this edition he attacks yl and reduces Froome from one minute 20 seconds to finish, again, as a finalist and a minute 12 seconds.
On this occasion, Nairo did not wait to begin his attack. When the port was hit, cyclist Boyacá launched an attack 12.4 km away. This departure from the Colombian was answered by the Sky team, commissioned by Froome, but in which remained Vincenzo Nibali.
He still loaded Nairo still with 11.9 kilometers to crown Alpe d'Huez. All of these Colombian movements served to select the group and to remove gregarious from Froome. This was an attack after the other who tried until in the absence of 9 kilometers could open a space.
At the end of the day, the Frenchman Thibaut Pinot took the win and Nairo was second. The Boyacense reduced Froome by one minute 26 seconds.
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