Mountain arrival
As a mountain top finish is known in cycling , the target of a cycle race , when this is the end of a long climb.
A mountain arrival can mean the arrival at the top of a mountain, for example at the famous Tour de France peaks Mont Ventoux and Puy de Dôme or the Feldberg in the Deutschland Tour . Often, however, a mountain arrival only refers to the arrival in mountain resorts such as the legendary L'Alpe d'Huez or at passes such as the Col du Tourmalet or the Großglockner .
Mountain arrivals are usually crucial for stage races , as the time gaps become very large due to the selective profile. In addition, there is no descent directly in front of the finish where weaker drivers can catch up to the top again.
The first mountain finish in a Tour de France took place in 1952 in L'Alpe d'Huez . The stage winner was the later overall winner Fausto Coppi .
literature
- Peter Leissl: The legendary climbs of the Tour de France . Covadonga Verlag 2004, ISBN 978-3-936973-09-9 .