L' Alpe D' Huez training?

Darrell Criswell said:

Are some of the top racers like Armstrong and Ullrich and others seen
a lot on L'Alpe D'Huez on a regular basis. it seems as this is
probably the pivotal stage of the race, they would make it a regular
training ride and get to know it like the "back of their hand."

Read this for Ullrich info:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/jun04/jun08news

Note Der Kaiser figures the long ITT around Besançon (60Km) to be the
decisive one, not L'Alpe.

Another RBR poster commented on seeing Lance zipping by him on a
training run up L'Alpe.

Richard Adams said:

Another RBR poster commented on seeing Lance zipping by him on a
training run up L'Alpe.

That was me... an occasional RBR poster to be honest. He was there in
the second week of May. He was back in California soon after according
to the papers where he does most of his training because it is hotter in
spring so better approximates to the Tour de France conditions.

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Quoted message said:

Darrell Criswell said:

Are some of the top racers like Armstrong and Ullrich and others seen
a lot on L'Alpe D'Huez on a regular basis. it seems as this is
probably the pivotal stage of the race, they would make it a regular
training ride and get to know it like the "back of their hand."

Read this for Ullrich info:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/jun04/jun08news

Note Der Kaiser figures the long ITT around Besançon (60Km) to be the
decisive one, not L'Alpe.

Another RBR poster commented on seeing Lance zipping by him on a
training run up L'Alpe.

The "him" being the RBR contributor and not Ullrich.