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9th edition - Thursday 11th July 2001 ~ TARBES > LUZ ARDIDEN
Location: Hautes-Pyrénées
Departments crossed: Hautes-Pyrénées (65)
Km: 148
Difficulties: Haut de la côte, Côte de Mauvezin, Col d'Aspin, Col du Tourmalet, Montée de Luz-Ardiden
Number of entries: 7 600
Numbers of starters: 6 194
Numbers of finishers: 5 237
Reception Village: Parc des Expositions in the town of Tarbes
Finish: Luz-Ardiden
Weather: continual rain showers.
Winner
~ Men: Igor Pavlov born 12/03/69
~ Women: Élizabeth Chevanne-Brunel born 02/03/75
Participating countries: Germany, Andorra, England, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Scotland, Spain, USA, France, Jamaica, Japan, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Wales, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland.
TOTAL : 1087 foreign participants.
Third Trophy for the most animated town
~ Sarrancolin in the Hautes-Pyrénées region
(2000: Sault in the Vaucluse region)
(1999: Beurières in the Puy de Dôme region)
Stage numbers
~ 10: the temperature at the summit of Luz-Ardiden.
~ 15: the number of televisions present on l'Etape.
~ 40: the number of people included in the « director' organisation ».
~ 82: c'est l'âge du vétéran de l'étape.
~ 157: the total number of women entered in the competition.
~ 500: the total number of gendarmes present on the race fir your safety.
~ 600: the total number of organisers for the 2001 edition.
~ 1 087: the total number of foreign participants entered in l'Étape du Tour Vélo Magazine.
~ 4 000: the number of portions of pasta served at the Pasta Party.
~ 65 000: the number of bottles of water available at the different refreshment points. |
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