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The Tourmalet in 1937. Spaniard Julian Berrendero won the stage; France's Roger Lapébie won the Tour. AFP Photo The Tourmalet in 1937. Spaniard Julian Berrendero won the stage; France’s Roger Lapébie won the Tour. AFP Photo French cyclist Rene Vietto (front) and Spain’s Vincente Trueba…

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1937 Tour de France, stage 15. The Tourmalet — The Tourmalet in 1937. Spaniard Julian Berrendero won the stage; France's Roger Lapébie won the Tour. AFP Photo

1937 — The Tourmalet in 1937. Spaniard Julian Berrendero won the stage; France’s Roger Lapébie won the Tour. AFP Photo

1934 — French cyclist Rene Vietto (front) and Spain’s Vincente Trueba (back) climb the Col du Tourmalet on July 23, 1934, during the 18th stage of the Tour de France, between Tarbes and Pau. AFP PHOTO

1952 — Raphaël Geminiani descends the Tourmalet in stage 18 of the 1952 Tour. AFP PHOTO

2003 — Jan Ullrich is amongst those in line to inherit Tour wins. Photo: Graham Watson

2006 — A fan waits for the peloton on the Tourmalet in 2006. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

2006 — The chase group on the Tourmalet in 2006. Floyd Landis took the yellow jersey for the first time on this stage. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

2006 — The breakaway climbs the Tourmalet in 2006. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

2006 — A young fan waits for the race on the Tourmalet in 2006. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

2008 — CSC’s Jens Voigt drives the chase group toward the Tourmalet. Photo: Graham Watson

2008 — Fabian Cancellara of CSC drives the peloton on the Tourmalet. Photo: Graham Watson

The — The Tourmalet on a perfect day. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

2009 — The chase group on the Tourmalet in 2009. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

2009 — The peloton on the Tourmalet in 2009. Photo: Graham Watson

2009 — Julian Dean descends the Tourmalet in 2009. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

2009 — Green jersey Thor Hushovd descends the Tourmalet in 2009. Photo: Casey B. Gibson

2010 — Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador battle on the Tourmalet in 2010. Photo: Graham Watson

2010 — The peloton on the Tourmalet in 2010. Photo: Graham Watson

2010 — Armstrong on the Tourmalet in 2010. Photo: Graham Watson

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