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16,000 cyclists tackled stage 12 of the Tour de France in the Alps

The 30th edition of the L'Étape du Tour used the same route as stage 12 of the 2022 Tour de France between Briançon and Alpe d'Huez, four days before the professionals. Austrian Stefan Kirchmair was the fastest.

Photo: 16,000 cyclists from around the world tackled a full mountain stage of the Tour de France! - Credit: L'Etape Du Tour by Tour de France

Photo: 16,000 cyclists from around the world tackled a full mountain stage of the Tour de France!

A distance of 167 km with more than 4,700 metres of climbing, the route included the fiercesome climbs of the Col du Galibier and de la Croix de Fer and the 21 hairpin bends of the brutal climb of Alpe d'Huez.

In temperatures hitting 30C in the sun, 16,000 amateur riders from all over the world tackled stage 12 of the 2022 Tour de France 4 days ahead of the professionals which takes place this Thursday on July 14th (Bastille Day in France).

Austrian Stefan Kirchmair, a cycling coach was the fastest rider, finishing in a time of 5h 17m 27sLoic Ruffaut was second, nearly 6 minutes behind and Jacques Lebreton was third 10 seconds behind Ruffaut.

Photo: Podium L to R: Loic Ruffaut (2nd), Stefan Kirchmair (1st) and Jacques Lebreton (3rd) - Credit: L'Etape Du Tour by Tour de France

Austrian Stefan Kirchmair, a cycling coach was the fastest rider

Lais Saes was the fastest women in a time of 6h 31m 58s, ahead of Flavia Oliveira 19s behind and Camille Udny nearly 10 minutes behind Oliveira.

Photo: L to R - Flavia Oliveira (2nd), Lais Saes (1st) and Camille Udny (3rd) - Credit: L'Etape Du Tour by Tour de France

Lais Saes was the fastest women

Kirchmair recently won the 2022 Marmotte Granfondo Alpes.

Link to full 2022 L'Étape du Tour Results.

Photo: Austrian Stefan Kirchmair celebrates his win atop Alpe d'Huez - Credit: L'Etape Du Tour by Tour de France

Photo: Austrian Stefan Kirchmair celebrates his win atop Alpe d'Huez

 
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