Will Le Tour never again finish a stage up the Puy de Dome? I know it's a toll road now and if you want to ride up it you have a brief window starting at 7am in which to do it, otherwise bikes are banned. I found this out the hard way during a trip through France, so I never did have the "pleasure" of grunting up its hallowed 15% slopes (where Eddy Merckx was famously assaulted by a spectator). I would have thought Jean-Marie had the clout have the rules bent, or is there another reason it's been neglected as a spectacular mountain-top stage finish in recent decades?
Isn't one of the reasons (maybe the major reason, I don't know) that the region is not financially advanced as other regions to campaign to host a Tour stage.
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Ed, Do you know if it is possible to ride the Puy de Dome every day before 7:00, or just some days?
